Orangutan Caught Red-Handed Using Technology, Fishing with a Spear
by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada
on 04.28.08

For those who thought that humans were the only ones using tools...
"The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken in Borneo on the island of Kaja, where apes are rehabilitated into the wild after being rescued from zoos, private homes or even butchers' shops."
"Orang hutan" means "forest man" in one of Indonesia's many languages. ::Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear, via ::RichardDawkins.net. See also: ::Major Campaign against Palm Oil, Destroyer of Orangutans
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