Unusual tool-using chimp culture discovered in the Congo




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Summary: New findings by primatologist Cleve Hicks reveal an entirely new tool kit used by a group of chimps who also build ground nests, which is highly unusual, but especially for ones living around dangerous predators like lions and leopards. But these chimps’ novel use of tools and nesting aren’t even the most interesting behavioral quirks this group displays, Hicks says. Plus we round up the top environmental news, so if you like what you hear, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and tell a friend.