Wild chimps ape their mothers in spearing animals

WILD chimpanzees have been observed making and using “spears” to hunt small animals, it was revealed last night.

Scientists made the discovery in Fongoli, Senegal, where they recorded 22 instances of chimps jabbing sticks into tree cavities or hollow branches to flush out prey. The apes used enough force to injure the animals they were after.

In one case, a chimpanzee actually impaled a bushbaby on a stick and extracted it from a tree.