Gorillas Fight Human Invaders Using Weapons
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Wild gorillas were recently spotted using weapons for the first time.
This new discovery may help explain how early man learned to use natural objects as hunting and fighting weapons long ago.
Gorillas in the Cross River section of Cameroon were spotted throwing dirt clumps, stones, and sticks at humans they perceived as invaders. This was the first time the gorilla has been seen using tools aggressively.
Researchers believe that this is how early human ancestors learned to use tools as weapons, possibly against predators. However, they believe that the gorillas could have learned this from humans as well. Humans have thrown stones at the gorillas before, which may be how the animals learned the behavior.
Source: Telegraph
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Kyle Brady: A Blog » Blog Archive » Another Evolution of Humans? Says:
November 27th, 2007 at 8:14 pm[...] probably wasn’t widely covered, but this blog (and the first I’ve heard of it) that gorillas have been seen using “weapons&#… for the first time in combat recently. Hmm… didn’t we (humans) have a similar moment in [...]
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December 13th, 2007 at 1:34 am[...] dans la “Planète des Singes” ? Vous croyez que je plaisante ? Regardez donc un peu cet article (Au Cameroun, des gorilles ont repoussé des envahisseurs humains avec des armes) ! Va t’on [...]
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February 21st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
“Humans have thrown stones at the gorillas before, which may be how the animals learned the behavior.”
Oh, man, that’s hilarious.
February 12th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
will you put more information on this web site because i have to compare monkeys and gorrilas.Or as u call them apes i need more information on gorillas will you put more now please because my teacher wants a lot of infomation.