Chimps are the poster children for tool use in animals after their remarkable behavior was first recorded by the late, great ...

Researchers recorded footage of wild chimps in Senegal showing youngsters how to use sticks to fish out ants and how to smash baobab fruit against rocks to open it, among other instances of instructio ...

Camera traps in Senegal caught chimpanzee tool use passing from mother to daughter, and a juvenile helping an infant crack ...

Wild chimps aren't just watching and learning—they're literally handing down the tools of the trade. New camera footage from a Senegal reserve shows adult chimpanzees passing sticks and stone anvils ...

Unsure of what the camera is, this chimp in Gabon picked up a stick to give it a good prod, instead of risking touching it. A chimpanzee investigated a remote camera by poking it with a stick, in a ...

Chimpanzees apparently can help their young learn to use tools. Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Senegal giving ...