September 30, 2005

Cue the Blue Danube Waltz and...Action!

National Geographic reports:

Researchers have observed and photographed wild gorillas using sticks and stumps to navigate a swampy forest clearing in the Republic of Congo. The images provide the first documented use of tools among wild gorillas.

In one instance, a female gorilla named Leah tried to wade across a pool of water but found herself waist deep after just a few steps. She retreated, grabbed a branch sticking out of the water, and used it to gauge the water's depth before wading deeper.

...In another instance, a female named Efi detached a stump from a bush and used it for support as she dug for herbs.

Leah and Efi, huh? Obviously Jewish Gorrillas.

I, for one, welcome our new gorilla overlords...

(Hat tip: Arthur)

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