Posted on 03/19/2009 8:27:42 PM PDT by jmcenanly
Cameras have revealed how "armed" chimpanzees raid beehives to gorge on sweet honey.
Scientists in the Republic of Congo found that the wild primates crafted large clubs from branches to pound the nests until they broke open.
The team said some chimps would also use a "toolkit" of different wooden implements in a bid to access the honey and satisfy their sweet tooth.
The study is published in the International Journal of Primatology.
Crickette Sanz, from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, said: "The nutritional returns don't seem to be that great.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Substitute “Beltway Bandits”, “CongressCritters”, or “Obama” for “chimps”, then substitute “taxes” for “branch clubs”.
Results describe the “attack” or “raid” now occurring across America.
Watch out for your “honey” - Oops, “money”.
Chimp open carry
Heck, I know people who won’t work that hard for a job.
“Thumbelina” will be needin’ a thumb job with that grip.
Anyone know how a chimp palm adapts to port gases and hot brass?
Just wonderin.
Shoot! I was hoping for a video of chimps with AK47s blasting a beehive out of a tree.
They’ve also been known to tear the face and hands off of Connecticut women to get at the tasty flesh inside.
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