A three-year study of 17 wild chimpanzees in Tanzania found that 12 of them used their left hands when using sticks to probe for termites.
Only four were right-handed, as one used both hands to dig out the ants.
The strange thing is, the researchers (from Emory University in Atlanta)reported a right-handed preference when the chimps cracked open nuts.
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Thursday, 13 November 2008
Southpaw chimpanzees
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chimpanzees,
left hands
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