Ant-dipping behavior by Bossou chimpanzee, Guinea(7.4MB, 00:00:50)Shot Location: Bossou, Republic of Guinea | ||
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Ant-dipping behavior by Bossou chimpanzee, Guinea(7.4MB, 00:00:50)Shot Location: Bossou, Republic of Guinea | ||
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Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Primates >Hominidae >Pan >
Bossou chimpanzees dig up an ant nest by hand. This stirs up the soldier ants. The chimpanzees then dips a tree branch about 50-cm long among the solider ants. As the soldier ants swarm up the branch, the chimpanzees eat the ants by sweeping them off with the mouth.
References:
Sugiyama Y 1995 : Tool-use for catching ants by chimpanzees at Bossou and Monts Nimba, West Africa. Primates 36 : 193-205.
(Data No.momo011122pt02a)
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