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Chimpanzees have been hurling rocks at the same trees for more than a decade (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago

why not game? Practice for either hunting or tribal warfare.

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 days ago

Yah, surprising how often "it's fun" gets overlooked as a solution academically. Odds on it being a juvenile behaviour.

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