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...oh wait ..
notice the startling resemblence?
anyways:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stm
notice the startling resemblence?
anyways:
Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.
Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.
Chimpanzees were observed jabbing the spears into hollow trunks or branches, over and over again. After the chimp removed the tool, it would frequently smell or lick it.
In the vast majority of cases, the chimps used the tools in the manner of a spear, not as probes. The researchers say they were using enough force to injure an animal that may have been hiding inside.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stm