Wild Monkeys Seen Using Rocks to Gather Food ; Study Observed Species in Brazil

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WASHINGTON - Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist- sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science.

The use of primitive tools by apes and some birds is not unusual, but Antonio C. de A. Moura of Darwin College and Phyllis C. Lee of the University of Cambridge, both in Cambridge, England, say in Science that they have now observed capuchin monkeys using rocks to gather food during the dry season in Brazil.

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Wild Monkeys Seen Using Rocks to Gather Food ; Study Observed Species in Brazil

Captive capuchins have been easily taught to use simple tools, but scienti...

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