The wolves in coastal British Columbia have long adapted to sea life to survive. There's a good documentary I watched years ago about Sea Wolves. So these wolves have figured out there's food in those traps, there's a line connected to it, pulling on it brings it closer, then yum.

and dragging them around the neighbors yards to ferret out any little critters that might be hiding in there.

I was able to catch him in the act one day

Jane Goodall documented chimpanzees using tools back in the 1960s. The chimpanzee would strip leaves from a twig and stick it into a termite nest. The termites would crawl onto the twig which the chimp would pull out, and eat the termites. Personally I think this is more consequential since the "tool" had to be made.

On an aside, I have watched my dogs many times grab cat bowls (sometimes, but not always, after the cat is done) with their mouth and carry them off to clean thoroughly. I think if they had hands with opposable thumbs, they would be VERY dangerous for getting into stuff.

They would go to an in-tended hole, pull up the line, and eat the minnow.

Then, they would carry the hook back to the hole and drop it in!

Great post.

I was fascinated and hoped others would be as well.