Tooling around crafty creatures and the tools they use

Hungry chimps have quite a trick: catching termites with a stick. Chimpanzees insert sticks, straw, or long blades of grass into termite mounds. The termites cling to the inserted object. Then the chimpanzee pulls the insects out of the mound and enjoys a tasty termite meal! Excerpted from Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use by Ellen Jackson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.