GW Anthropologists and Physicists Researching Primates’ Wooden Tech


December 12, 2024

Primate in forest

Hike deep within the Taï Forest of Côte d’Ivoire and you may see wild chimpanzees using large tree branches like hammers to crack open nuts.

Then travel to the Phang Nga National Park in Thailand to catch long-tailed macaques wielding the same type of makeshift wooden tools.

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