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dbe [soylentnews.org] writes:

We have all seen videos of apes using sticks to dislodge ants or other treats, but these skills are not restricted to our closest relatives.

Some species of birds like crows uses tradition to transmit their skills to their offspring, other like the cockatoo can improvise with what they have to shape a stick out of different materials and get a delicious peanut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBQpqtbxplQ [youtube.com]

Source:
http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/infoservice/presseinformation/presseinformationen-2016/skilful-cockatoos-able-to-shape-tools-from-different-materials/ [vetmeduni.ac.at]

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