Scientists discover fish using tools may be wide spread

30 November 2011

In a paper just published in Fish and Fisheries, researchers from Macquarie University report that tool use among fish is more common than previously thought.

Dr Culum Brown, who recently made headlines publishing the first photographic evidence of a tusk fish using tools to smash open shells says, “There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that fish have been largely underestimated in terms of their abilities.”

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