How Chimpanzees Use Tools
In How Chimpanzees Use Tools, narrator Sir David Attenborough investigates how young chimpanzees are taught how to crack nuts by their mothers. Young chimps can take up to 10 years to master this skill. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
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Q: Who teaches the young chimpanzee how to crack a nut?
A: Its mother is the one who shows it how to use the rock to crack the nut.
Q: How long have chimpanzees been using tools like the rock?
A: The chimpanzees have been using this skill for several thousand years.
Q: What other tool does the young chimp already know how to use?
A: It uses a stick as a spoon to help it eat.
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