Chimps are the poster children for tool use in animals after their remarkable behavior was first recorded by the late, great ...

A study has revealed that chimpanzees demonstrate teaching behaviors by handing tools to their young and directly showing them how to use them. This follows Jane Goodall, known as the "Mother of ...

Camera traps in Senegal caught chimpanzee tool use passing from mother to daughter, and a juvenile helping an infant crack ...

Chimpanzees are known to use rudimentary tools when foraging for food. According to a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, this learned behavior is passed down from adults to offspring ...

New research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviors of some wild chimpanzees—although the extent to which different individuals ...

Darwin noted in 1871 that chimpanzees use stones to crack nuts, striking a blow to human hubris. Over the 20th century, a select few animals as diverse as octopuses and parrots have been observed ...

Chimpanzees apparently can help their young learn to use tools. Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Senegal giving ...

The post Chimpanzees Sharpen Spears with Their Teeth to Hunt appeared first on A-Z Animals. Humans often use weapons when hunting or defending themselves. However, we are not the only animals that ...

Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...

Just like any self-respecting plumber has a tool for any occasion, chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialized "tool kits" to help them forage for ants. That's the conclusion of new research ...