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Ancient Chimps ‘Used Stone Tools’

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Posted on Feb 13, 2007

BBC:

Chimpanzees in West Africa used stone tools to crack nuts 4,300 years ago.

The discovery represents the oldest evidence of tool use by our closest evolutionary relative.

The skill could have been inherited from a common ancestor of chimps and humans, the authors say, or learnt from humans by imitation.

Alternatively, humans and chimps may have developed tool use independently, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal reports.

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By GW=MCHammered, February 14, 2007 at 8:05 am #
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So, the Earth Zoo Genome Project began by scientists from Alpha Centauri failed with chimps but took hold with genus Hominidae. No wonder they abandoned the amock venture.

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By george S Semsel, February 14, 2007 at 7:22 am #
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The Democrats should take note.

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By Kol Klink, February 14, 2007 at 5:51 am #
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Is it possible the chimp was named George?

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By Dennis D, February 13, 2007 at 6:46 pm #
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“Chimpanzees in West Africa used stone tools to crack nuts 4,300 years ago”

Congress passes non-binding resolutions in 2007.

The chimps are still ahead of us. So much for the theory of evolution - sorry Darwin.

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By trantieungoc, February 13, 2007 at 5:00 pm #
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At last we have found Bush/Cheney cousins. How lucky they are ?

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By Robert Hutwohl, February 13, 2007 at 4:14 pm #
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This is fine other than the fact that it should have said “de-evolutionary relative,” NOT “evolutionary relative.” There is no evidence that humans evolved from apes/anthropoids; rather it is the reverse.

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By Terry Sloth, February 13, 2007 at 2:25 pm #
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Is it possible that one chimp was named Adam and the other was named Eve.

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