The fact that chimpanzees sometimes select a stem for eventual use in "termite fishing" and begin stripping its leaves even before the termite mound is in sight implies
A)nothing about chimpanzee intelligence.
B)considerable planning and forethought.
C)that there is a genetic basis for this activity.
D)that the chimp merely wants to eat the stem without its leaves.
E)none of these.

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This behavior suggests that chimpanzees are capable of planning and forethought, as they prepare the tool (the stem) for a specific future use (termite fishing) before reaching the termite mound.

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