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Gorillas branch out into tool use

Wild gorillas seen using walking sticks and plank bridges.

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  1. Breuer,T., Ndoundou-HockembaM., FishlockV., PLoS Biology, 3. e380 (2005).

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Hopkin, M. Gorillas branch out into tool use. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050926-14

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