Animals That Hunt With Tools

Animals That Hunt With Tools

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By Radiocity Team
Published Jul 03, 2025
Chimpanzees use sharpened sticks to spear bush babies from tree hollows. They also use rocks to crack nuts and leaves to fish for termites.

Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees use sharpened sticks to spear bush babies from tree hollows. They also use rocks to crack nuts and leaves to fish for termites.

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay use marine sponges on their snouts to probe the ocean floor and flush out hidden fish without injury.

Dolphins

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay use marine sponges on their snouts to probe the ocean floor and flush out hidden fish without injury.

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay use marine sponges on their snouts to probe the ocean floor and flush out hidden fish without injury.

Egyptian Vultures

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay use marine sponges on their snouts to probe the ocean floor and flush out hidden fish without injury.

Octopuses

Some octopuses collect coconut shells or rocks to ambush prey or hide while hunting, using the environment as both defense and trap.

Green Herons

They drop insects or bread on water surfaces as bait to lure fish, showing surprising patience and strategic thinking.

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Sea Otters

While mainly known for using rocks to break shellfish, some otters use stones underwater to dislodge prey from rocks or seabeds.

New Caledonian Crows

These crows craft hooks and spears from twigs and leaves to fish insects out of crevices—matching some primates in tool intelligence.

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