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Rainforest chimps digging wells after learning from immigrant ape: Research
short by Swati Dubey / on Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
Rainforest chimpanzees of Uganda's Waibira community have started digging small wells after apparently learning the skill from an immigrant female chimpanzee named Onyofi. Researchers said it's the first time that well-digging has been observed in rainforest chimpanzees. However, only female chimps dug the wells and no adult males were seen doing so, although they used the wells for water.
read more at The Independent