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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Are there any documented cases of canines using objects as weapons?
« on: 01/09/2013 06:21:40 »
Hullo,
I have become convinced that I have seen my dog use a found object as a weapon.
It used a rope toy to reprimand a more dominant (though smaller) dog that wanted to stroll through it's playing area.
I was fortunate enough to be filming with my ipad at the time (because I have not observed it happen again) and have been able to study the event in detail.
I would very much like to know if there are any documented cases of canines using manipulated objects as 'weapons' in the way some primates and perhaps elephants are said to do?
I have become convinced that I have seen my dog use a found object as a weapon.
It used a rope toy to reprimand a more dominant (though smaller) dog that wanted to stroll through it's playing area.
I was fortunate enough to be filming with my ipad at the time (because I have not observed it happen again) and have been able to study the event in detail.
I would very much like to know if there are any documented cases of canines using manipulated objects as 'weapons' in the way some primates and perhaps elephants are said to do?