Monkey

The first person to see a chimpanzee use a tool was Jane Goodall in 1960. She saw David Greybeard a chimpanzee she named and saw him get a piece grass and used it for fishing termites. The chimpanzee inserted the piece of grass into the hole it made on a termite mound. David Greybeard did the process a couple of times until he got full then Jane Goodall went to the mount to figure out what the chimpanzee was doing. Over a couple of days, David and other chimpanzees were observed using a piece of a twig to get termites out of the mount. The chimpanzees removed the leaf and straighten the twig before inserted it into the mount. When chimpanzees find a hard dirt mound, they use their foot to penetrate the piece of wood, so they can reach the bottom of the mount. The use of rock as a tool among chimps is unique feature among primates. Scientists have discovered chimpanzees use rocks as tools. Chimpanzees sharpen rocks by hitting them to a tree or another rock, so it got strong, enough and durable. The sharpen rocks is for breaking food apart into little proportions, so the babies can eat the food easier. When the monkeys hit the rocks on another rock, little chips come off and it becomes sharp. Scientist studied chimpanzees in the Nimbia Mountains of Guinea, Africa the chimps were seeing using the rocks and wooden cleavers to break hard nuts into smaller proportions eat. There have been many instances where a scientists have seen chimps use sharp rocks to kill other animals when they’re on the hunt. The rocks are used as defense weapons when they’re under attack and the chimpanzees use male dominance to show who’s responsible. Chimpanzees in the captive have to find new ways to use the tools that are made. Chimpanzees in captivity ...

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...ps making tools on the wild. The past 20 years, scientists have advanced their studies to tool making. Chimpanzees try to get their hands in the holes of termite, so they can eat the insects. The chimps would insert a piece of wood into the hole, and the termites would attach themselves to it. The chimps would also sometime affixate the termites and they would come out of the hole. The chimps would get a piece of branch or stick, and the branch would be thin so it would fit into the hole. The main reason for the chimps to make tools for termite fishing because the chimpanzees don’t have to use as much energy. The termite the chimps eat is high in calories and amino acids. Chimpanzees sometime just prefer to grab the ants would their hand and take them up to the trees to eat them. Some chimps prefer to break the ant's hills from the ants with their hands or tools.