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Shared Strategies: How Chimpanzees’ Stone Tool Choices Reflect Ancient Hominin Practices

Do Chimpanzees Echo the Tool-Selecting Skills of Early Humans?

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Kambiz Kamrani
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Chimpanzees are well-known for their sophisticated tool use, but a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution1 sheds light on how their stone tool choices might mirror those of our ancient ancestors. By examining the decision-making processes behind chimpanzees’ selection of rocks for cracking nuts, researchers have uncovered striking parallel…

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