Assertion: chimpanzee | /r/CapableOf | chew leaf
Facets:
value: to make
type: PURPOSE
value: to soften them
type: PURPOSE
value: into a wad
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to make sponges
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: They have even been observed to sharpen sticks with their teeth to make spears, which they use to stick into bush babies and get them out of their holes in the trunks of trees, and chew leaves to make them absorbent so they can dip them in water and suck them dry.
text: Chimps chew up leaves to make sponges.
text: Chimps trim sticks to fish for termites, they chew leaves into a wad that they can use to soak up water like a sponge, they use stones as both hammer and anvil to crack nuts and cut fruits, and one famous young male used kerosene cans he stole from a human campground to use in aggression displays that eventually earned him a dominant rank.
text: Chimps sometimes chew leaves to make them absorbent and then use them as a sponge, dipping them in water and sucking out the moisture.
text: The chimp chews leaves to soften them up, dips them in rainwater, and then squeezes the water into its mouth.