why not game? Practice for either hunting or tribal warfare.
Chimpanzees have been hurling rocks at the same trees for more than a decade
Submitted 3 weeks ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to anthropology@mander.xyz
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055506.htm
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humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago Yah, surprising how often “it’s fun” gets overlooked as a solution academically. Odds on it being a juvenile behaviour.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago Y’all need to mind yo own damn business. This is Chimp business. Not hairless ape business.
lefaucet@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
I’m betting it’s culturally revered target practice.
riskable@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
This just means they really are a stone’s throw away from us in the tree of evolution.
RedSnt@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago Somehow they managed to only use AVI files, but the videos are all very fascinating. Makes me think it’s like a “wishing well” like ritual, throw a stone at the tree and *something* - I’m not sure what they get out of it, but it’s cool.
riskable@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
They obviously wished for fame and the tree obliged.
winkly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fuck these trees in particular