Chimpanzee Camouflage
by Bill and Linda Tiepelman
Title
Chimpanzee Camouflage
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Bill and Linda Tiepelman
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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This Chimp tries to blend it with the trees at the Saint Louis Zoo.
More than any other ape, chimpanzees use tools. They use sticks to fish for insects, poking the twigs into the holes of ant or termite mounds and pulling them out, covered with wiggling food. Chimps use stones to crack open hard-shelled nuts or fruits. They also use leaves as sponges, either to soak up drinking water or to clean the body. And they use leafy twigs to keep away flies.
What's one of the first things you notice about chimpanzees? Probably their arms. These apes have very long, powerful arms and long-fingered hands - perfect for hanging around in trees. Chimps spend a lot of time in trees, where they do most of their feeding and nesting.
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December 4th, 2012
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