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Chimpanzees use tools to obtain food.

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Is it true that chimpanzees use tools to obtain food?

Yes. A reference entry states that nearly all chimpanzee populations have been recorded using tools to forage for food, and several studies describe wild and captive chimpanzees using tools to obtain termites, ants, underground plant parts, and juice.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 10
Chimpanzee
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Chimpanzee. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

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The ant-gathering behaviour by the use of tools among wild chimpanzees of the Mahali Mountains
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The ant-gathering behaviour by the use of tools among wild chimpanzees of the Mahali Mountains. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2484(73)90016-x

Use and Manufacture of Tools to Extract Food by Captive Gorilla gorilla gorilla: Experimental Approach
2005
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Use and Manufacture of Tools to Extract Food by Captive Gorilla gorilla gorilla: Experimental Approach. (2005). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1159/000084381

Savanna chimpanzees use tools to harvest the underground storage organs of plants
2007
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Savanna chimpanzees use tools to harvest the underground storage organs of plants. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0707929104

encyclopedia-of-anthropology-5-volume-set
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encyclopedia-of-anthropology-5-volume-set. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-anthropology-5-volume-set

BirxH.J.EncyclopediaOfAnthropologyBookSee.org2
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BirxH.J.EncyclopediaOfAnthropologyBookSee.org2. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/BirxH.J.EncyclopediaOfAnthropologyBookSee.org2

Tool use by non-human animals - Wikipedia
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Tool use by non-human animals - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_non-human_animals

Linguistically mediated tool use and exchange by chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
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Linguistically mediated tool use and exchange by chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ). (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00076536

A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
2003
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A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1591(03)00058-3

Sequential tool use in great apes.
2012
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Martin-Ordas, G., Schumacher, L., & Call, J. (2012). Sequential tool use in great apes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052074

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