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Chimpanzees have been hurling rocks at the same trees for more than a decade
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ooli3 sopuli.xyz ooli3@sopuli.xyz
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winkly lemmy.world winkly@lemmy.world
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Fuck these trees in particular

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Riskable programming.dev riskable@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-23
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This just means they really are a stone's throw away from us in the tree of evolution.

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Dharma Curious (he/him) slrpnk.net dharmacurious@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-03-22
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Y'all need to mind yo own damn business. This is Chimp business. Not hairless ape business.

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humanspiral lemmy.ca humanspiral@lemmy.ca
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why not game? Practice for either hunting or tribal warfare.

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RedSnt β™ΎοΈπŸ¦‹β™‚οΈπŸ‘“πŸ–₯️🐧 feddit.dk RedSnt@feddit.dk
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Somehow they managed to only use AVI files, but the videos are all very fascinating. Makes me think it's like a "wishing well" ritual, throw a stone at the tree and.. *something* - I'm not sure what they get out of it, but it's cool.

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Riskable programming.dev riskable@programming.dev
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Somehow they managed to only use AVI files, but the videos are all very fascinating. Makes me think it's like a "wishing well" ritual, throw a stone at the tree and.. *something* - I'm not sure what they get out of it, but it's cool.

They obviously wished for fame and the tree obliged.

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lefaucet slrpnk.net lefaucet@slrpnk.net
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I'm betting it's culturally revered target practice.

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MalReynolds slrpnk.net MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
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why not game? Practice for either hunting or tribal warfare.

Yah, surprising how often "it's fun" gets overlooked as a solution academically. Odds on it being a juvenile behaviour.

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