Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones,…
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones,…Read more… Read More environment, animal intelligence, crocodile, dolphin, american alligator, cockatoo, sea otter, puffin, antonio osuna, tool use by non humans, jon ablett, marine mammal, fauna of california, tool, ethology Gizmodo
