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read the passage from untamed: the wild life of jane goodall, chapter 2. setting out to follow some cries and hoots, jane observed a chimp sitting in front of a termite mound. as she got closer, she realized that the chimp, david greybeard, had broken off a long grass stalk, about 18 inches (48 cm) in length, and put it in the mound to capture some plump winged termites. the soldier termites, annoyed by the intrusion into their nest, clamped their jaws on the grass stalk. then david pulled the stalk out of the mound and ate the termites on it. later she observed other chimps engaged in termite “fishing.” jane had never “dreamed of seeing anything so exciting.” why is this observation a key event in jane goodalls career? untamed: the wild life of jane goodall chapter 2 it leads to the observation that chimps strip leaves off twigs to make their termite “fishing poles.” it leads to scientific findings that humans are not the only animal to use tools. it leads to a scientific finding that humans and chimps are exactly the same. it leads jane to write to other researchers to describe her research findings.
Jane Goodall's observation of chimps using a grass - stalk to "fish" for termites was groundbreaking as it challenged the long - held belief that humans were the only animals to use tools. This was a significant scientific finding in the field of primatology.
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It leads to scientific findings that humans are not the only animal to use tools.