Monkeys Use Stones to Crack Open Nuts | On Assignment

have you ever had a hard time opening a

have you ever had a hard time opening a nut maybe you can learn a thing or two

nut maybe you can learn a thing or two

nut maybe you can learn a thing or two from these guys

from these guys

from these guys I’m Lucy McNeil and this is National

I’m Lucy McNeil and this is National

I’m Lucy McNeil and this is National Geographic on assignment you’re linked

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to thousands of NatGeo expeditions

to thousands of NatGeo expeditions around the globe today we’re off to the

around the globe today we’re off to the

around the globe today we’re off to the Brazilian cerrado where bearded capuchin

Brazilian cerrado where bearded capuchin

Brazilian cerrado where bearded capuchin monkeys use large stones to crack open

monkeys use large stones to crack open

monkeys use large stones to crack open palm nuts

palm nuts

palm nuts national Geographics Dorothy Fugazi has

national Geographics Dorothy Fugazi has

national Geographics Dorothy Fugazi has been trying to work out how these

been trying to work out how these

been trying to work out how these monkeys do this capetians are the only

monkeys do this capetians are the only

monkeys do this capetians are the only monkeys that use stones to open nuts and

monkeys that use stones to open nuts and

monkeys that use stones to open nuts and it’s a finely honed skill it takes young

it’s a finely honed skill it takes young

it’s a finely honed skill it takes young monkeys years to become proficient at

monkeys years to become proficient at

monkeys years to become proficient at cracking nuts they have to be between

cracking nuts they have to be between

cracking nuts they have to be between three and five years old before they’re

three and five years old before they’re

three and five years old before they’re any good at it at all among adults

any good at it at all among adults

any good at it at all among adults there’s a lot of competition to find the

there’s a lot of competition to find the

there’s a lot of competition to find the best stone for hammering as well as the

best stone for hammering as well as the

best stone for hammering as well as the best place to set the nut since other

best place to set the nut since other

best place to set the nut since other food sources are plentiful in the forest

food sources are plentiful in the forest

food sources are plentiful in the forest these parts must be quite a treat for

these parts must be quite a treat for

these parts must be quite a treat for the capetians

the capetians

the capetians one worthy of all the effort

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