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Chimps Use Caves to Beat the Heat, Scientists Find
"This is one of those cases in which the apes genuinely surprise us, exceeding our expectations and imaginations."
- William McGrew of Cambridge University in England
Senegal - The same chimps that were recently found to hunt with sharpened sticks have been seen using caves as "summer homes" in a discovery that has surprised scientists.
The discovery has raised chatter among primate researchers, who say it's the first known case of regular cave use by an ape species.