Chimps are the poster children for tool use in animals after their remarkable behavior was first recorded by the late, great ...

Chimps learn to use tools when they are young and hone their techniques well into adulthood. For the recent study, scientists video-recorded 70 wild chimps of various ages using sticks to retrieve ...

Chimpanzees continue to learn and hone their skills well into adulthood, a capacity that might be essential for the evolution of complex and varied tool use, according to a study published May 7 in ...

Many younger people know the pain of trying to teach an older person how to print a PDF or navigate the internet. But, of course, some people keep with the times and still learn how to use new tools ...

Wild chimps aren't just watching and learning—they're literally handing down the tools of the trade. New camera footage from ...

Camera traps in Senegal caught chimpanzee tool use passing from mother to daughter, and a juvenile helping an infant crack ...

Chimpanzees are handy with tools. They’re known to use sticks to “fish” for ants and algae, make sponges from moss or leaves, and fashion simple spears for hunting. But exactly how the animals pick up ...

Chimpanzees continue to learn and hone their skills well into adulthood, a capacity that might be essential for the evolution of complex and varied tool use, according to a new study. Chimpanzees ...

We preselected all newsletters you had before unsubscribing.