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grrlscientist.bsky.social
Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos🦜 #ornithology🦉 grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cocka...
May 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
andrameneganzin.bsky.social
Fresh from the oven at the RamseyLab! What do we mean when we talk about #tooluse behaviour? And what counts as tool use in non-human animals?

Gianmaria and Grant offer some fresh perspective on the issue ...👇

#hpbio #philsky #animalbehavior #cogsci #evosky
theramseylab.bsky.social The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · Apr 14
Coinciding with our arrival on Bluesky, we are happy to announce that a new 📃 has been accepted in @philscijournal.bsky.social! We analyze whether the 'tooling' framework is a good replacement for discussions of #ToolUse in non-human organisms 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #evosky
Screenshot of the journal Philosophy of Science, showing an accepted manuscript titled 'Tool Use Beyond Humans' by Gianmaria Dani and Grant Ramsey. The article was published online by Cambridge University Press on April 11, 2025. The journal cover on the left displays “Philosophy of Science, Volume 92, Number 1, January 2025.”
April 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
sm9eb.bsky.social
Primate #tooluse!!! #2026MMM
ldurgavich.bsky.social Lara Durgavich @ldurgavich.bsky.social · Mar 20
In the wild, orangutans use tools for various purposes, including to extract seeds from Neesia fruits (Van Schaik & Knott 2001). In captivity this same talent for tool use makes orangutans excellent escape artists! #2026MMM radiolab.org/podcast/9193...
Fu Manchu
A showdown between a zookeeper and an orangutan named Fu Manchu raises a question: can an animal know what's in your head well enough to manipulate and deceive you?
radiolab.org
March 20, 2026 at 1:33 AM
gaspingenemyofgod.bsky.social
#Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Heron #AnimalIntelligence #ToolUse #NatureIsAmazing #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #Animals #Science #NextLevel #NatureLovers #ViralVideo #AmazingNature
June 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
christophvoelter.bsky.social
Functional fixedness in chimpanzees. New paper, led by Sonja Ebel.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#tooluse #primates #cognition #chimpanzees
Functional fixedness in chimpanzees - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Functional fixedness in chimpanzees
www.nature.com
May 30, 2024 at 8:09 AM
sensoryecology.bsky.social
“Tricked by the smell, worker bees may mistake the waiting predator for a trapped intruder and go straight toward its outstretched front legs, the researchers say.”

#scicomm
#sensoryecology
#lure
#deceit
#tooluse

www.sciencenews.org/article/assa...
🧪 🪲 🦑
This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap
This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.
www.sciencenews.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
joeymaier.bsky.social
🦑 #Marinescience
🐟 #fish #wrasse
🔨🔧✂️ #tools #tooluse

Tool use by fish:

"Over the past 50 years, biologists have also documented 18 wrasse species using tools....A new study...adds three more species to the list."
May 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
theramseylab.bsky.social
Coinciding with our arrival on Bluesky, we are happy to announce that a new 📃 has been accepted in @philscijournal.bsky.social! We analyze whether the 'tooling' framework is a good replacement for discussions of #ToolUse in non-human organisms 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #evosky
Screenshot of the journal Philosophy of Science, showing an accepted manuscript titled 'Tool Use Beyond Humans' by Gianmaria Dani and Grant Ramsey. The article was published online by Cambridge University Press on April 11, 2025. The journal cover on the left displays “Philosophy of Science, Volume 92, Number 1, January 2025.”
April 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
parksideforest.bsky.social
we've been busy building skills and confidence this afternoon

#tooluse #woodworking
#ForestSchool
#education #PrimarySchool #childrensmentalhealth #curiositylearning #wellbeing #curriculumenrichment
#STEM #teamwork #handeyecoordination #finemotorskills #dexterity #strength #enjoyment
January 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
dranipermana.bsky.social
Human #nestbuilding all in the name of 🧪

Luckily my teachers 🦧 were the best!

Construction is not as easy as you think - got 5 minutes? Show me what you can do!

#nestbuildingchallenge
#primates
#orangutans
#tooluse
#technology
October 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
anthropology.net
More than just tool users, Gombe's chimpanzees demonstrate precise material selection for termite fishing, choosing plants with optimal flexibility. This discovery raises questions about the evolutionary roots of tool technology in primates, including humans. #Primatology #Anthropology #ToolUse
primatology.net Primatology.net @primatology.net · Mar 25
Chimpanzees aren’t just tool users—they’re engineers. A new study finds that wild chimps at Gombe pick plant materials with the right flexibility for termite fishing. Could this hold clues to early human technology? 🛠️🐒 #Anthropology #Primates #Evolution
Chimpanzee Toolmaking: The Engineering Behind Termite Fishing
A Deeper Look at Chimpanzee Ingenuity
www.primatology.net
March 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
theramseylab.bsky.social
Defining non-human #ToolUse remains contested, complicating scientific generalization & inspiring the concept of “tooling.” Our new 📄 @philscijournal.bsky.social proposes a synthetic framework to advance research on 🔧 use & tooling 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #cogsci #evosky #HPbio
Screenshot of the first page of a Philosophy of Science journal article titled “Tool Use Beyond Humans” by Gianmaria Dani and Grant Ramsey, published by the Philosophy of Science Association. The authors are affiliated with the Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science at KU Leuven, Belgium. Abstract: The definition of tool use has long been debated, especially when applied beyond humans. Recent work argues that the phenomena included within tool use are so broad and varied that there is little hope of using the category for scientific generalizations, explanations, and predictions about the evolution, ecology, and psychology of tool users. One response to this argument has been the development of tooling as a replacement for tool use. In this article, we analyze the tool use and tooling frameworks. Identifying advantages and limitations in each, we offer a synthetic approach that suggests promising avenues for future research.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
zachzang.bsky.social
A tool result goes back as a user message

Append the assistant's tool_use block, then a user message carrying tool_result.

#CCARP #ClaudeAPI #LLM #ToolUse

Full CCAR-P explanation, free: https://navyduck.com/anthropic/ccar-p/q010-team-implementing-tool-use-function
NavyDuck infographic: A tool result goes back as a user message
September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org
Guess who else loves kelp? Orcas in the Pacific Northwest! Cool findings from @whaleresearch.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti... #algae #ToolUse #nereocystis #SalishSea #allokelping
A black and white orca swims through blue water from left to right with a piece of bull kelp balanced on the back of its head. Text on the screen identifies the images as created by the Center for Whale Research, under permit 27038 from the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
June 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
ibioconsultants.com
Canadian Gray Wolf learns how to grab crab bait… 🤔🌍

Video and story: www.popsci.com/environment/...

#BehaviouralEcology #ToolUse #Mammals #Ecology
Wolf uses tool in stunning video
The gray wolf reeled in a crab trap with a rope, sparking a debate among biologists.
www.popsci.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
compcogsoc.bsky.social
#NewPaper on adaptive tool use in Veronika the Carinthian #Cow 🐮 🧪
#CompCogPapers #AnimalBehvior #ComparativePsychology #AnimalCognition #ToolUse #CarinthianBlondvieh
auersperga.bsky.social Alice Auersperg @auersperga.bsky.social · Jan 19
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
primatology.net
Chimpanzees’ tool use reveals a modest cumulative culture tied to genetics and migration. This challenges the idea that humans are unique in cultural evolution.
#ChimpanzeeBehavior #HumanOrigins #CulturalLearning #Chimpanzee #primatology #anthropology #tooluse
Chimpanzee Culture and Tool Use: A Window Into Cumulative Evolution
Research reveals the role of social learning and genetics in the development of tool-based foraging techniques in chimpanzees.
www.primatology.net
November 22, 2024 at 6:36 AM
austegard.com
My "Claude Pruner" is getting better and better -- now with a demo mode! I use it ALL THE TIME to debug prompts/skills/copy portions to new conversations, etc etc

Try it at austegard.com/ai-tools/cla...
or if really lazy austegard.com/ai-tools/cla...
README: github.com/oaustegard/b...
Claude Pruner Selectively prune and export Claude.ai conversations — messages, artifacts, tool usage, and thinking steps. Granular Selection Toggle individual messages, tool calls, and thinking blocks on or off. Bulk Controls Quickly toggle all human, assistant, tool, or thinking content at once. Copy & Download Export your pruned conversation as structured text to clipboard or file. Token Estimates Live word count and estimated token usage as you select content. Try the Demo Get the Bookmarklet All processing happens locally in your browser — no data is sent to any server. How It Works Install the companion bookmarklet in your browser. Open any conversation on claude.ai and click the bookmarklet. This page opens with your conversation broken into its components. Click items to deselect them, use bulk toggles, then copy or download the result. Created by Oskar Austegard · Source · README <Human>Can you generate some realistic sales sample data (say 50 rows across 5 products and ... [trimmed]</Human> <Thinking>Let me read the xlsx skill first, then create sample data and analyze it.</Thinking> <ToolUse name="view">{ "description": "Reading xlsx skill", "path": "/mnt/skills/public/xlsx/SKILL.md ... [trimmed]</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="view">Here's the content of /mnt/skills/public/xlsx/SKILL.md with line numbers: 1 --- ... [trimmed]</ToolResult> <Thinking>Now let me generate the sample data and create an Excel workbook with the analysis.</Thinking> <ToolUse name="bash_tool">{ "description": "Generate sales data and analyze it, create Excel workbook", "c ... [trimmed]</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="bash_tool">{"returncode":0,"stdout":"Product totals:\n Product Total_Revenue Total_Un ... [trimmed]</ToolResult> <Thinking>Now let me build the Excel workbook with proper formatting, charts, and analysis.</Thinking> <ToolUse name="bash_tool">{ "command": "cat &lt;&lt; 'EOF' &gt; /home/claude/build_excel.py\nimport pandas a ... [trimmed]</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="bash_tool">{"returncode":0,"stdout":"Saved: /home/claude/sales_analysis.xlsx\n","stderr":""}</ToolResult> <ToolUse name="bash_tool">{ "command": "python /mnt/skills/public/xlsx/scripts/recalc.py /home/claude/sales_ ... [trimmed]</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="bash_tool">{"returncode":0,"stdout":"{\n \"status\": \"success\",\n \"total_errors\": 0,\n \ ... [trimmed]</ToolResult> <ToolUse name="bash_tool">{ "command": "cp /home/claude/sales_analysis.xlsx /mnt/user-data/outputs/sales_ana ... [trimmed]</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="bash_tool">{"returncode":0,"stdout":"","stderr":""}</ToolResult> <ToolUse name="present_files">{ "filepaths": [ "/mnt/user-data/outputs/sales_analysis.xlsx" ] }</ToolUse> <ToolResult name="present_files"></ToolResult> <Assistant>The workbook has 4 sheets — here's what the analysis found: **Top Performer: TeamFl[trimmed]</Assistant>
February 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
anthropology.net
New research links brain activity to tool use in early humans. Precision tasks like cutting spurred cognitive advances, driving human evolution and technological progress.

#HumanOrigins #ToolUse #Evolution #archaeology #anthropology
Tool Use and Brain Evolution: How Cognitive Advances Shaped Human Development
New research links early tool use to critical changes in brain activity, paving the way for human biocultural evolution.
www.anthropology.net
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM
feenavan2099.bsky.social
"Researchers have captured video footage of what they say is possible tooluse by wolves after the animal was seen pulling a crab trap out of deeper waters in BC The video shows Heiltsuk First Nation traps near Bella Bella,BC,being dragged to the shore by wolves where they then eat whats in the trap"
Video captures first evidence of possible tool-use by wolves in B.C.
YouTube video by The Canadian Press
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
rewilding.academy
Watch Veronika, a Swiss Brown cow, use a broom as a tool to scratch herself! 🐄✨ Flexible tool use in cattle shows intelligence we often overlook.
▶️ https://www.rfr.bz/b5180f9
#AnimalIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalMinds #ToolUse #Veronicathecow #Rewilding
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
A narrated overview of Veronika’s flexible use of a multipurpose tool. The video introduces Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in rural Austria, ...
www.rfr.bz
January 20, 2026 at 9:38 AM
earthdotcom.bsky.social
Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals: Animals use tools and pass knowledge through culture, aiding survival and adaptation. Human impact is destroying these traditions.

#AnimalCulture #WildlifeConservation #DigitalPreservation #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals
Animals use tools and pass knowledge through culture, aiding survival and adaptation. Human impact is destroying these traditions.
www.earth.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
cwelander.bsky.social
This tiny predator uses tools to capture its prey 🪲

Researchers discovered the assassin bug was using resin to capture its’ stingless bee prey 🐝

medium.com/a-microbiome...

#assassin #bees #sciencenews #science #scicomm #tooluse #stinglessbee #insects #bugs
This Tiny Predator Uses Tools to Capture Its Prey
Researchers discovered assassin bugs were weaponising resin to catch their stingless bee prey.
medium.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
im-not-a-virus.zip
ToolUse란 무엇일까요? 에이전트에게 바닥을 쓸 수 있도록 빗자루를 쥐여주면 쓸기 시작하는 것입니다. MCP란 무엇일까요? 에이전트가 인터넷으로 물건을 주문할 수 있도록 결제 권한을 주는 것입니다. Skills란 무엇일까요? 에이전트에게 해고가 무엇인지 가르쳐서 사람들을 해고할 수 있게 하는 것입니다.
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
erikjonker.bsky.social
my daughter had her exams recently, Gemini 2.5 (with tooluse) could solve the majority of the math test questions from just a photograph. So explain me why it's worse at math ? (besides unreliablity and untrustworthiness, i fully agree with that).
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM