It does seem a bit odd to me that gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans build nests in trees, yet the most often cited example of their tool use is fishing for t

It does seem a bit odd to me that gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans build nests in trees, yet the most often cited example of their tool use is fishing for termites with twigs. As far as fashioning things from sticks goes, fishing for termites hardly seems like the pinnacle of their technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest-building_in_primates#In_hominid_apes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest-building_in_primates#In_h...