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10. I beg to differ with the line "...in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals."
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 11:48 AM
12 hrs ago

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.

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