Tool use by animals
Tools are used by animals to perform behaviours including the acquisition of food and water, grooming, defence, recreation or construction. Originally thought to be a skill only possessed by humans, some tool use requires a sophisticated level of cognition. There is considerable discussion about the definition of what constitutes a tool and therefore which behaviours can be considered as true examples of tool use. A wide range of animals are considered to use tools including mammals, birds, fish, cephalopods and insects.
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Tool use by animals
Tools are used by animals to perform behaviours including the acquisition of food and water, grooming, defence, recreation or construction. Originally thought to be a skill only possessed by humans, some tool use requires a sophisticated level of cognition. There is considerable discussion about the definition of what constitutes a tool and therefore which behaviours can be considered as true examples of tool use. A wide range of animals are considered to use tools including mammals, birds, fish, cephalopods and insects.
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Algunos animales utilizan herr ...... acción de termitas de un nido.
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Als Werkzeuggebrauch bei Tiere ...... als Gebrauch eines Werkzeugs.
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L'utilisation d'outils chez le ...... afin de chasser leurs proies.
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O uso de ferramentas por anima ...... do corpo, notavelmente a boca.
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Tools are used by animals to p ...... construct a fence using rocks.
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Emperor penguins do not build a nest
Intricate nests of weaver birds
Relatively simple nest of a greater black-backed gull
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Bird nests show a great diversity in complexity
Series of photographs showing a bonobo fishing for termites.
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Algunos animales utilizan herr ...... peces, cefalópodos e insectos.
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Als Werkzeuggebrauch bei Tiere ...... als Gebrauch eines Werkzeugs.
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L'utilisation d'outils chez le ...... e jeu ou de construction (en).
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O uso de ferramentas por anima ...... , elefantes, lontras e polvos.
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Tools are used by animals to p ...... fish, cephalopods and insects.
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Tool use by animals
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Uso de ferramentas por animais
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Uso de herramientas por animales
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Utilisation d'outils chez les animaux
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Werkzeuggebrauch bei Tieren
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