UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

Which one of the following makes a tool with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood?

  1. Fishing cat
  2. Orangutan
  3. Otter
  4. Sloth bear

Answer

Correct Answer

Orangutan

Explanation

Orangutans are known to fashion and use sticks as tools to extract insects from tree holes/logs, a documented example of tool use among great apes.

Topics: animal behaviour, environment, orangutans, tool use