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Chimpanzees use twigs to fish for termites.

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Chimpanzees insert thin twigs into termite mounds and wait for the termites to grab them, then pull them out to eat them. Each chimpanzee community has its own techniques, which are passed from generation to generation.

Source: Nature

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