DailyDirt: Animals With Tools

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The more we watch animals, the more we can see them show off their intelligence. A bunch of different animals have been observed making and using tools -- and sharing how to use them with their friends. Here are just a few examples of some animals using tools in fascinating (and maybe dangerous) ways. If you'd like to read more awesome and interesting stuff, check out this unrelated (but not entirely random!) Techdirt post.
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Filed Under: animals, biology, bonobos, chimps, cockatoo, dolphins, intelligence, primates, smart animals, tools


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    Pixelation, 26 Nov 2012 @ 7:19pm

    In other news...

    ...there has been a sudden rash of underwater knifings along the Florida coast.

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    Anonymous Coward, 27 Nov 2012 @ 3:41am

    How about sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads?

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    btrussell (profile), 27 Nov 2012 @ 4:13am

    Re: In other news...

    I'm going to assume it is men in tees.

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    Anonymous Coward, 27 Nov 2012 @ 8:39am

    Have the Ukranians found a way to counter the playful nature of dolphins that kept striking the US naval instructors with the nose-guns repeatedly during training?

    This is rumored to be why the US don't deploy armed dolphins in service for patrol in large scale, they apparently get bored and start striking the boats, rocks, other fish and instructors.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  5. identicon
    slick8086, 27 Nov 2012 @ 10:23am

    The Ukraine has a navy?

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    Anonymous Coward, 27 Nov 2012 @ 1:05pm

    Dolphins with guns you say? Very relevant link:

    http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p70/

    link to this | view in thread ]

  7. icon
    Kevin (profile), 28 Nov 2012 @ 1:51pm

    Bonobo

    Yipes! For a moment I thought I was looking at Windows 8.

    link to this | view in thread ]


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