Chimps hunting with Spears? Shamelessly ripped from Dvorak's site -r

Planning world domination?

Hunting chimps may change view of human evolution - Reuters



Quite an interesting development in their use of tools.

Chimpanzees have been seen using spears to hunt bush babies, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that demonstrates a whole new level of tool use and planning by our closest living relatives. Perhaps even more intriguing, it was only the females who fashioned and used the wooden spears, Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani of Iowa State University reported.
“This is just an innovative way of having to make up for a pretty harsh environment,” Pruetz said in a telephone interview. The chimps must come down from trees to gather food and rest in dry caves during the hot season.

Don’t worry, Charlton Heston has a Loincloth and Rifle ready if those stinking apes get out of hand.