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How do the Central African chimpanzees get honey from a bee hive?

Question #151552. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Aug 07 2024.
Originally posted Aug 07 2024 8:16 PM.

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Chimpanzees use a complex set of tools made from sticks to gain access to the beehive.
Chimpanzees in central Africa will use anywhere between two to five tools whereas chimpanzees in east Africa will only use one or two tools. It is worth noting that these tools are not used in harmony with each other, but one after the other. There is some evidence to suggest that the use of tools is subjected to a specific sequence - smash open, then extract - particularly among groups of chimpanzees that use lots of tools.
link https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-extraordinary-lengths-chimps-go-for-honey

Of course, chewing on a stick to soften it can result in more honey adhering to it.

link https://www.eva.mpg.de/fileadmin/content_files/primatology/pdf/publications/Boesch_Complex_tool_set_honey_extraction_2009.pdf

Response last updated by psnz on Aug 07 2024.
Aug 07 2024, 8:17 PM
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