Do animals use tools? Dolphins do. They use sponges gripped tight in their mouth to catch fish.

Long known to be amongst the smartest members of the animal kingdom, researchers have discovered that dolphins, like people, use tools to help them hunt and capture their food. Researchers studying dolphins in Shark Bay off the coast of Australia, noticed that more than half of the dolphins hunted for food while holding sponges in their mouth. Apparently the dolphins prod the ocean floor with the sponge in order to stir up special types of fish.

Do animals use tools? Dolphins do. They use sponges gripped tight in their mouth to catch fish.