Use a leaf sponge to drink water at a stream

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Shot Date: 2002/10/03
Shot Location: Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

* species
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii

Key Words
tool use
transmission of behavior
culture
drink
water


Toshisada NISHIDA
2006/04/27 submitted



Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Primates >Hominidae >Pan >

A juvenile puts leaves into his mouth and chews them. The leaves becomes a sponge. He gets it out of mouth and dips it in the water of a stream. He puts it into his mouth and chews it again.

Nishida T, Kano T, Goodall J, McGrew WC, Nakamura M. 1999. Ethogram and ethnography of Mahale Chimpanzees. Anthropol. Sci., 107: 141-188.

(Data No.momo060406pt07a)

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