Wild Chimps Outwit Human hunters
September 7, 2010 at 5:42 pm 1 comment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8962000/8962747.stm
Researchers have found male chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea successfully deactiving snares put out by hunters. This practice has not yet been seen in other chimpanzee populations.
Snares can seriously injure chimpanzees often causing them to lose limbs and can be fatal as well. The researchers are unsure how the chimpanzees learned the skill as trial and error would be almost impossible. It appears as if the animals “knew” which parts not to touch as they explicitly avoided them.
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Entry filed under: news. Tags: chimpanzee, conservation.
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Bridgette | September 13, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Wow, that is incredible. Chimpanzees are a definite favorite of mine in the primate family. Has anyone heard of the new novel “Ape House” by Sara Gruen? I believe it is about Bonobos. It’s realistic fiction, I am very interested in reading it. Also, I highly reccomend a book I read earlier this year called “Hurt Go Happy” by Ginny Rorby. It’s a YA novel, but very mature and highly readable. If you love primates you will love that book!!:)