{
  "id": 8824426,
  "title": "Help from fellow species: Chimpanzees pass on knowledge about tool use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hilfe-vom-artgenossen-schimpansen-geben-wissen-uber-werkzeuggebrauch",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/hilfe-vom-artgenossen-schimpansen-geben-wissen-ueber-werkzeuggebrauch-weiter/100256029.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Senegal being taught by experienced individuals, particularly mothers, on how to use tools to gather food. The study, conducted by the University of Barcelona and the Jane Goodall Institute, analyzed 15 hours of camera footage in Dindefelo, Senegal, and documented 33 cases of tool transfer. The footage showed adult chimpanzees, mostly females, passing tools to younger ones, with 42% of recipients being very young chimpanzees. In some cases, mothers were seen teaching their offspring specific techniques, such as fishing for ants or opening fruits. The study suggests that tool transfer can be a form of teaching, where experienced chimpanzees modify their behavior to facilitate learning.",
  "summary": "How do you catch ants with a stick? Young chimpanzees have to learn this first. Their mothers seem to help them with this most of all.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}