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Humans had bow and arrow, sling, spear thrower. Which is might as well be satellite in orbit when compared to tech of any animal we know off.

• sharmi 8y ago
  Tool making and use among animals have been documented for quite some time. [1] What's significant is , in most cases, the animals are both "tool makers" and "tool users". They find items most suitable for their purpose and adapt it as much as possible. May be, they are not as versatile as we are, but they have the recognition that 1. Objects can be repurposed for some other use that what they see in nature. 2. Certain objects are better suited than others, though they are similar. 3. A fore said objects can be modified further to increase efficiency. 4. This knowledge is often passed among communities and families through observation or teaching rather than as genetic changes. >> Both bonobos and chimpanzees have been observed making "sponges" out of leaves and moss that suck up water and using these for grooming >> Elephants have been observed digging holes to drink water, then ripping bark from a tree, chewing it into the shape of a ball thereby manufacturing a "plug" to fill in the hole, and covering it with sand to avoid evaporation. They would later go back to the spot to drink. >> Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins made up of approximately 41-54 animals, are known to use conical sponges (Echinodictyum mesenterinum) as tools while foraging. ...During sponging, dolphins mainly target fish that lack swim bladders and burrow in the substrate. Therefore, the sponge may be used to protect their rostrums as they forage in a niche where echolocation and vision are less effective hunting techniques. Sponging may be socially learned from mother to offspring. >> Woodpecker Finches have been observed to use a different type of tool with novel functional features such as barbed twigs from blackberry bushes, a plant that is not native to the islands. The twigs were first modified by removing side twigs and leaves and then used such that the barbs helped drag prey out of tree crevices. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals
  • tlear 8y ago
    Bow is a massive leap over those tools as is a sling. Laser cutter, or laptop are tool as well and you can probably teach Chimpanzee to use both to some degree.
    • sharmi 8y ago
      Before, bow and arrow, humans used stone tools. Before that they used just stones. We took several millennia to make the progress we did.