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Chimps make spears to catch dinner

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Wooden weapons are a first in animal kingdom.

Chimps will supplement a diet of fruit and nuts with the occasional bushbaby. Credit: M. Hopkin

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  1. Pruetz J. D. & Bertolani P. Curr. Biol., doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.042 (2007).

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Hopkin, M. Chimps make spears to catch dinner. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070219-11

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