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'they didn’t even define what engineering is or why it would be significant if the chimpanzees were doing it' Do you mean literally "I don't understand why it
by oh_my_goodness 2y ago
'they didn’t even define what engineering is or why it would be significant if the chimpanzees were doing it'
Do you mean literally "I don't understand why it would be significant if animals were doing engineering." ...?
- bee_rider 2y agoWell, it depends on what the definition of engineering is, whether we’re surprised to see animals do it, right? “They document some interesting tool-making behavior, that the chimpanzees are somewhat picky about the material properties of the sticks they use to catch ants.”