I, for one, welcome our new Spear-Wielding Chimp Over...ladies...

What happened in Chimpanzee-land? Did the Black Monolith send forth a signal?

And why bush-babies?

Um… chimps have been known to use sticks for yummy-insect-gathering for a long time. This isn’t that much of a leap- “put a stick in an ant’s nest, lick off ants, repeat” just led to “poke stick in hole, hope it comes out with a tasty marmoset on it”.

Any kind of mental leap made by animals is noteworthy, surely?

Reminds me of a classic Onion article.

Wait a minute! Female primates are the problem solvers!?

::kicks back, cracks a Coors, flips on History Channel::
I dunno , babe, you’re the one who wants a family room. You figger it out.