Spears and Chimpanzees

[Elok]

No, I understand chimpanzees have always been into random, pointless outbursts of aggression towards innocuous targets. This is, if anything, unusually focused. And Dubya always was the black sheep of their group.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Oerdin
This sounds like weak ****. No doubt these dolts considered any stick stuck into a tree truck to be a spear when in fact the behavior could be something entirely different.

I think it sounds very interesting actually- some of the chipms, as the article said sharpened the point, and they were going after bush babies. What else would you call a long wooden tool used to kill an animal? It might not be a good spear, or thrown about, it it still sounds like calling it a spear is justified.

[OzzyKP]

"It's classic in primates that when there is a new innovation, particularly in terms of tool use, the younger generations pick it up very quickly. The last ones to pick up are adults, mainly the males", said Dr Pruetz, who led the National Geographic-funded project.

Youth > Adults

[Provost Harrison]

What do you know, child?

[BlackCat]

I guess that he has seen his mother poking around with a stick to collect food and has picked up the method himself

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
What do you know, child?

I wouldn't insult lack of experience were I you.

[Provost Harrison]

What are you insinuating Kuci?