Posted: Jun 28, 2016 2:18 am
Hmmm! Chimps fashion weapons for hunting: Long thin sticks for hunting termites, sticks with a sharp angle/hook at the end for hunting grubs, and sharp pointy sticks for hunting monkeys. They fashion a new weapon every time, on the spot, but when defending themselves or the group, if they use a weapon, they just pick up whatever is handy on the ground and wave it around.
If, as JayJay likes to do, you try to draw parallels between Chimps and similarly brain sized A. afarensis and impute making, keeping, and training with defensive weapons it's just not there. If any conclusions could be inferred of A. afarensis compared to Chimp behavior it would be on the hunting ape side not the warrior ape side.
If, as JayJay likes to do, you try to draw parallels between Chimps and similarly brain sized A. afarensis and impute making, keeping, and training with defensive weapons it's just not there. If any conclusions could be inferred of A. afarensis compared to Chimp behavior it would be on the hunting ape side not the warrior ape side.