Ladder Use and Clubbing by a Bonobo (Pan paniscus) in Apenheul Primate Park

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.10064.abs Two types of tool use were shown by a captive bonobo (Pan paniscus) in a large outdoor enclosure at Apenheul Primate Park in The Netherlands. A wild-born young adult female (estimated to be 9 years old) used fallen branches as ladders to bypass protective sheaths to gain access to trees. Later she used […]