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QuoteTool use is so rare in the animal kingdom that it was once believed to be a uniquely human trait. While it is now known that some non-human animal species can use tools for foraging, the rarity of this behaviour remains a puzzle. It is generally assumed that tool use played a key role in human evolution, so understanding this behaviour's ecological context, and its evolutionary roots, is of major scientific interest. A project led by researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter examined the ecological significance of tool use in New Caledonian crows, a species renowned for its sophisticated tool-use behaviour.

I always found these kind of things intriguing, animals are smarter than we give them credit for.

Other animals that use tools involve;

Chimpanzees are capable of making spears to hunt other primates for meat.

Orangutans have developed a way to make improvised whistles from bundles of leaves.

Dolphins carry marine sponges in their mouths to stir the ocean bottom sand and uncover prey.

Gorillas are known to use branches as walking sticks to test water depth and trunks from shrubs as makeshift bridges to cross deep patches of swamp.

Octopus that uses coconut shells as portable armor which is one of the latest addition to a growing list of tool users in the animal kingdom.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100916145057.htm

 

Very interesting article!

wow!  this is very cool.  I like science daily  it's well worth my time.

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When | was a boy I had a pet crow, and can attest to their amazing intelligence.  Even those who shoot crows for sport generally grudgingly admit that they are very clever birds.

Personally, I'm deathly afraid that the Planet of the Apes wasn't that far off.  I meen, if the chimps have spears then how long will it be until they get bows and arrows?  Its all just pointed stick technology people.  Soon they will rule the world!

"He's got a board with a nail in it!"

Oh fuck.  Don't get Rogan started on his pointy stick theory.

ALL OF MODERN WEAPONRY CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO A POINTED STICK!!

:yay:  :yay:  

Quote from: "Roganthis72"ALL OF MODERN WEAPONRY CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO A POINTED STICK!!

Actually the oldest arrow tips and spear tips were made of sharpened obsidion.

Correct me if I'm wrong!!  :/

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Quote from: "Roganthis72"ALL OF MODERN WEAPONRY CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO A POINTED STICK!!

Actually the oldest arrow tips and spear tips were made of sharpened obsidion.

Correct me if I'm wrong!!  :crazy:

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Quote from: "Roganthis72"ALL OF MODERN WEAPONRY CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO A POINTED STICK!!

Actually the oldest arrow tips and spear tips were made of sharpened obsidion.

Correct me if I'm wrong!!  :crazy:

 :yay:

HAHA who is this guy? I've never seen him post anything before. are you knew to HAF?

Indeed I am new here.  I come bearing snow and ice from the farthest reaches of the Mackenzie Highway!  Actually thats a lie, it keeps going for quite a ways past here, but still, FEAR THE ALMIGHTY CHIMPS!  MASTER OF POINTED STICK TECHNOLOGY!

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HOORAY FOR POINTY STICKS!!!!!!
 :yay:  :yay:  

Quote from: "Roganthis72"Indeed I am new here.  I come bearing snow and ice from the farthest reaches of the Mackenzie Highway!  Actually thats a lie, it keeps going for quite a ways past here, but still, FEAR THE ALMIGHTY CHIMPS!  MASTER OF POINTED STICK TECHNOLOGY!

LMAO xD

Good, you bring humor here, I could use a good laugh every day.  :P

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HOOOORAYYY
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Quote from: "Roganthis72"Indeed I am new here.  I come bearing snow and ice from the farthest reaches of the Mackenzie Highway!  Actually thats a lie, it keeps going for quite a ways past here, but still, FEAR THE ALMIGHTY CHIMPS!  MASTER OF POINTED STICK TECHNOLOGY!

LMAO xD

Good, you bring humor here, I could use a good laugh every day.  :P

I did not hear about that.  Now I'm even more scared.

And as for the Intelligence thing, I'm gonna have to disagree.  THey aren't stupid animals and could very possibly be trained to communicate with us easily (more so then the sign language thing).  Personally, I think that if chimps were to figure out how to make fire, then we'd be pretty screwed.  Have you seen Discoverys "Planet Earth"?  Chimps literally go to war with other chimp nations, marching in lines.  ITs some scarey shit I can tell you.

Pointy stick.
 :yay:  :yay:  :yay:  :yay:  :yay:

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Ouch.

Those chimps are fucking evil bastards..

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HOOORAY

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.   Pointy.
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I don't think it uses specific tools, but the kea is pretty intelligent.
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POINT! HOORAY!

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Quote from: "Recusant"When | was a boy I had a pet crow, and can attest to their amazing intelligence.  Even those who shoot crows for sport generally grudgingly admit that they are very clever birds.

Seriously a crow?
Can your crows be trusted around an unsuspecting eyeball?

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Quote from: "Roganthis72"ALL OF MODERN WEAPONRY CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO A POINTED STICK!!

Actually the oldest arrow tips and spear tips were made of sharpened obsidion.

Correct me if I'm wrong!!  :/

It's hard to believe the first arrow or spear wasn't just a sharpened stick.

Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"It's hard to believe the first arrow or spear wasn't just a sharpened stick.

Who knows.

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Quote from: "Recusant"When | was a boy I had a pet crow, and can attest to their amazing intelligence.  Even those who shoot crows for sport generally grudgingly admit that they are very clever birds.

Seriously a crow?
Can your crows be trusted around an unsuspecting eyeball?

Obviosly not, but thats cause they have no manners, doesn't mean they aren't smart.  Corvids are very intelligent birds, Ravens and Crows especially.  If you ever actually watch a raven figure something out, it can get a little creepy.  THey are obviously kinda slow (which is why they havn't mastered the pointed stick yet) but they are persistant little bastards, and they will get what the want.

Furthermore, where you aware that Ravens often exibit signs of rudimentary culture?   IF a Raven dies, often there will be a funeral, where a bunch of birds all line up around the dead bird and stare at it for a while, then they all fly off in unison.  Ravens have also been known to slide down snowy slopes on their backs for no purpose, other then possibly entertainment.  They really are amazing birds, if you can get past the whole filthy scavenger thing.