Chimpanzees observed making spears, using them to skewer bush babies.

[Gigantopithecus]

New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

 

[sandorski]

Very interesting.

 

[ElFenix]

i, for one, welcome our new chimpanzee overlords.

 

[kage69]

Termites, bush babies...it's all protein.

I guess the females grew tired of using sex and political favors to obtain scraps of meat from the males. This way they get choice cuts (i.e, brains) and don't have to put out!

Were it that the North American Evangelical Ostrich could exhibit some learning behavior like this!


Cool story!

 

[Moonbeam]

I don't need any evidence that I am an ape. Long ago when I lived in Yosemite and and was brushing my teeth in the middle of the Merced river, as I looked up at the mountains, I became one.

 

[kage69]

i, for one, welcome our new chimpanzee overlords.

LOL, as well you should! Mess with the chimps and kiss your face and testicles goodbye!

 

[WHAMPOM]

So, invention is a reaction to adversity? Oh My God! Must be evolution!

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i, for one, welcome our new chimpanzee overlords.

Proof why we need to hang on to our guns.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

Was it your third one?

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

Was it your third one?

The whole notion of the article was to say hey humans youre note special

CaseInPoint:

?Back to the drawing board again in terms of trying to define how humans are special,? says Pruetz.


Ill say this there ain't ONE monkey posting on Anandtech Forums.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

Was it your third one?

The whole notion of the article was to say hey humans youre note special

CaseInPoint:

?Back to the drawing board again in terms of trying to define how humans are special,? says Pruetz.


Ill say this there ain't ONE monkey posting on Anandtech Forums.

We've got Republicans and religious people here though, compared to those monkeys are quite intelligent.

 

[Genx87]

Queue Heston

 

[Schadenfroh]

And some birds have been known to watch traffic signals to place nuts under the tires of cars to open them for them.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

Was it your third one?

The whole notion of the article was to say hey humans youre note special

CaseInPoint:

?Back to the drawing board again in terms of trying to define how humans are special,? says Pruetz.


Ill say this there ain't ONE monkey posting on Anandtech Forums.

Ya, what's your point? Up until very recently(and still true for many) it was believed that animals possessed no Intellectual capacity at all. Proof, even if it is getting redundant, to the contrary is a big deal.

 

[jrenz]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
New Scientist link.

As if we needed any more evidence that they're our closest living relatives, hehe. The speculation that the females have taken up hunting in response to novel environmental pressures certainly supports theories that attribute the evolution of human intelligence to changing environmental pressures, especially those around 1,800,000 years ago with the advent of Homo erectus.

That was the crappiest article I ever read.

Was it your third one?

The whole notion of the article was to say hey humans youre note special

CaseInPoint:

?Back to the drawing board again in terms of trying to define how humans are special,? says Pruetz.


Ill say this there ain't ONE monkey posting on Anandtech Forums.

We've got Republicans and religious people here though, compared to those monkeys are quite intelligent.

And of course the tolerant and openminded left...

 

[judasmachine]

this is why the history channel has been showing Planet of the Apes...

seriously though this is very interesting.

 

[Elfear]

Interesting but I think evolution would only be one of many theories explaining the behaviour.

 

[tomywishbone]

So George Bush was seen using a fork... big deal.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: tomywishbone
So George Bush was seen using a fork... big deal.

OH SNAP!

:beer:

 

[jackschmittusa]

We are much different from the chimps. We use the spears on each other.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
We are much different from the chimps. We use the spears on each other.

Not that different :camera:.

 

[f95toli]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
We are much different from the chimps. We use the spears on each other.

Actually, in some places chimps DO wage war against rival flocks; there is at least one known case where a large flock of chimps killed almost everyone in a rival flock, thereby making it possible to exand their territory (which included some fruit trees).
Also, while no one has ever seen a chimp use a spear agains another chimp they do use sticks and stones when they fight.
From time to time they will also eat their fallen "enemies".

Sound familiar?

 

[DealMonkey]

Will no one think of the bush babies?!?

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Will no one think of the bush babies?!?

His daughters are already wasted. Send 'em to Iraq to fight.