Why Do Male Chimpanzees Throw Rocks at the Same Trees for More than a Decade?

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade?

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.

Guinea Bissau: Why Do Male Chimpanzees Throw Rocks At the Same Trees for More Than a Decade? We Travelled to Remote Guinea-Bissau to Find Out

Analysis - Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? We travelled to remote Guinea-Bissau to find out

Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behaviour that has been observed among four groups of wild chimpanzees in West Africa. (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SAWalking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base. The chimpanzees may have left the area, but you are lucky nonetheless, because you …