Gone fishing: tool use in animals.
Chimpanzees impress and fascinate us with their use of tools, including twigs to 'fish' for termites and leaves to soak up liquids. But there are many intriguing examples of tool use described across the animal kingdom. Ants use grain to carry honey, and elephants can grip fly switches in their prehensile trunks. Even animals without limbs may use tools.
Anderson
James R
JR
University of Stirling, Scotland.
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004289:Dolphins / Q000502:physiology*; D004606:Elephants / Q000502:physiology*