Seabirds are using tools now

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One of the things that have differentiated humans and primates from other groups in the animal kingdom is the use of tools. There are other species that have been observed using tools, but not many, and discovering that a species has mastered the art of using some type of implement is always exciting.

Now, researchers from the University of Oxford and the South Iceland Nature Resource Centre claim they have concrete evidence that seabirds — specifically puffins — are indeed tool users. The work was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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