Tool use in Singaporean monkeys

18Apr09

Read an interesting paper yesterday by Chiang (1967) about macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at the Singapore Botanic Gardens using tools. He observed them using leaves to wipe food before eating it. There were also a few instances of them ‘leaf-washing a toad that exuded defensive slime, the latter of which they didn’t end up eating.
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