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Did you know that chimpanzees use tools? Chimpanzees 'fish' for termites in termite mounds by stripping thin twigs of leaves and poking them into the tunnels in the mound. Termites will grab onto the twig and be lifted out to the chimpanzee's waiting mouth!


Arsenic and old brakes


Arsenic and old brakes
Dr. Ma from the University of Florida has discovered that the Chinese brake fern loves arsenic! The fern can not only tolerate arsenic, it thrives on it, and researchers have found concentrations of 20 grams of arsenic per kilogram of foliage. It is possible that the brake fern could be used to clean up the soil in sites that have been contaminated with arsenic.
FEBRUARY 3, 2001
The Economist
FEBRUARY 3, 2001

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