Tool-assisted predation on a squirrel by a female chimpanzee in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania
@article{Huffman2006ToolassistedPO, title={Tool-assisted predation on a squirrel by a female chimpanzee in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania}, author={M. Huffman and M. S. Kalunde}, journal={Primates}, year={2006}, volume={34}, pages={93-98} }
A 12-year-old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of M-Group in the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania was seen to rouse, capture, and eat a squirrel hiding in the narrow hole of a tree. The kill was aided by the use of a sturdy tool modified from a branch of the same tree. This appears to be the first reported case for chimpanzees, or any other nonhuman primate, of tool-use that directly led to the capture of a mammalian prey species. This behavior is discussed in relation… CONTINUE READING
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