Thomas Breuer Quotations

Whoever claims that there were 4,000 victims is denying the gravity of this disaster and ignoring the suffering of countless people.

We've been observing gorillas for 10 years here, and we have two cases of them using detached objects as tools.

Tool usage in wild apes provides us with valuable insights into the evolution of our own species and the abilities of other species. Seeing it for the first time in gorillas is important on many different levels.

What's fascinating about these observations is the similarity between what these creatures have done, and what we do in the context of crossing a pond,

Very often the use of tools is triggered by certain needs and it seems that gorillas have only little needs to use tools in the wild.

These protected areas are not only important for the conservation of species they contain, they also hold the key to comparing our own development as a species with our next of kin.

The most astonishing thing is that we have observed them using tools not for obtaining food, but for postural support.

It was quite surprising to me and my team to make this observation.

Everybody is excited about such spectacular observations but we should hurry up with our efforts to guarantee them a future,

Information on tool use and factors favoring tool use in wild apes helps us to understand its importance in the evolution of our own species,