Assertion: chimpanzee | /r/CapableOf | make spear
Facets:
value: to kill small mammals
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: This element supports the case that the chimps are creating a spear.
text: Besides fishing for termites, chimpanzees use rocks as hammers and anvils to pound open nuts, use leaves as napkins and sponges, use sticks to probe or break open beehives for honey, and manufacture spears to kill small mammals.