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[-] winkly@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

Fuck these trees in particular

[-] 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.

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 days ago

Y'all need to mind yo own damn business. This is Chimp business. Not hairless ape business.

[-] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 days ago

I'm betting it's culturally revered target practice.

[-] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 5 days ago

This just means they really are a stone's throw away from us in the tree of evolution.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago

I hope one day they win their war against the Ents.

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Somehow they managed to only use AVI files, but the videos are all very fascinating. Makes me think it's like a "wishing well" ritual, throw a stone at the tree and.. *something* - I'm not sure what they get out of it, but it's cool.

[-] riskable@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

They obviously wished for fame and the tree obliged.

this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2026
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