Do apes or monkeys use weapons against predators?

A human is a type of great ape. Our use of weapons converts us from prey into predators. It seems that chimps are capable of making stone tools. read more

Though the footage in the videos is staged, the chimps involved are merely"actors," and the underlying message — that apes could rebel and use the advanced weapons we've developed against us — is extremely unlikely, chimps are indeed capable of being trained to use a diverse armory of weapons. read more

Then, once accustomed to routine weapon use against large predators (Kortlandt 1980), 4 an essentially technical achievement affordable to both males and females, our male ancestors probably started using their handheld weapons in exterior politics (for territory defense and expansion so as to attract more females), thus becoming increasingly effective and politically uninhibited when terrorizing neighbors. read more

Weapons are rare, because ape societies do not need them much - if they can scare rivals by screaming and gesticulating, avoid predators by climbing a tree, and feed themselves with fruits, they're unlikely to use weapons, regardless of their"wirings". read more