Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs

KARINNA HURLEY: ‘Tool use was long believed to be unique to our species—a defining feature, like language. Utilizing objects to achieve goals is not just a demonstration of advanced cognitive capabilities; it is largely through our symbolic and material tools that we share and transmit culture. In 1960 primatologist Jane Goodall observed wild chimpanzees making … Continue reading Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs