Capuchin Monkeys May Have Been in Their Own Unique 'Stone Age' For at Least 3,000 Years

[ashling]

[div class="excerThe chimpanzees of Côte d'Ivoire have been using stone tools like this for over 4,000 years, so the new discovery is not the oldest known evidence of non-human tool use. But still, there's something special about these capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus).

For some 450 generations, the monkeys who visit this site appear to have adapted their tools to the times. The newest archaeological dig has turned up 122 capuchin stone artefacts of varying sizes, and each is thought to cater to a different hardness or type of food.pt"]

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-capuchin-stone-age-has-a-3-000-year-old-archaeological-record?fbclid=IwAR1z2NGYq_KLfNbIjY9DytQ1ptd3HqeoSWFzyn-MELSowWdfGtzqck0Sx4E

[hunter]

1. It wasn't long ago that our own most sophisticated tools were rocks.

I wish we were doing a better job protecting the habitats of our fellow sentient beings.