Orangutan Attempts to Hunt Fish with Spear
Posted on April 28, 2008 Comments (10)
Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear:
A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish. It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt. The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken in Borneo on the island of Kaja, where apes are rehabilitated into the wild
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This individual had seen locals fishing with spears on the Gohong River. Although the method required too much skill for him to master, he was later able to improvise by using the pole to catch fish already trapped in the locals’ fishing lines.
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This individual had seen locals fishing with spears on the Gohong River. Although the method required too much skill for him to master, he was later able to improvise by using the pole to catch fish already trapped in the locals’ fishing lines.
Cool. The photos is from a new book on orangutans, The Thinkers Of The Jungle, which also includes the first photograph of an orangutan swimming.
Related: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK – Bornean Clouded Leopard – Savanna Chimpanzees Hunt with Tools – First Lungless Frog Found in Borneo – Chimps Used Stone “Hammers” – more fun posts on the blog
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