Chimpanzees in Senegal make and sharpen spears with their teeth to go hunting. Like our own ancestors they have learned to use tools to kill their quarry more effectively.
Ape Genius - which gives a fascinating insight into the depth of intelligence of animals who share 99 per cent of human genes
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Although they can be taught to recognise symbols and words they don't have the mental capacity to contribute to a 'conversation' - and they don't make small talk
And most important of all although they can imitate, they can't teach or build on the achievements others have made - unlike more successful humans.
But if apes have the power to reaso
n, learn skills, feel emotion and co-operate in a frenzied tree-top hunt for Colobus monkeys as chimpanzees do, why don't we have a planet of the apes?