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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/54243

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.


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[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 76 points 2 weeks ago

god forbid a man has hobbies

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 67 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just me and the homies meeting up to throw rocks at our rock tree.

Journal: being super judgemental for no reason.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Journal: being super judgemental for no reason.

Just scientific method at work, methinks.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've done dumber shit with my bros and theoretically we have higher order thinking

[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Theoretically

[–] Janx@piefed.social 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because fuck that specific tree. 🖕

[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man FUCK that tree! My homie fell off that tree once, hit his head pretty bad, never been the same so... FUCK that tree!

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hoo hoo hoo hAAAA HAA HAA

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sounds suspiciously similar to archery, hatchet throwing, knife throwing, and all other target practice hobbies.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's what I was thinking. Their forebears settled upon a favorite tree(s), it caught on in popularity, got passed down, and all that. I mean, it's as good a hypothesis as anything else, far as I know.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

But why one specific tree?

[–] clif@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Because fuck that tree in particular.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How else are they going to compare shots unless they aim at the same target?

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

You can throw stones several times to any other tree

[–] mech@feddit.org 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Imperious_melange@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Chimps together strong.

[–] Contingencyfork@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

'Why do teenagers kick the can down the same lane every year?'

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Have you ever followed what Muslims do on the Hadj? They throw stones at three pillars representing Satan. Maybe the monkeys have invented religion?

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pillars? I thought they throw stones to a giant black cube

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope. That cube is the thing they walk around seven times, but on another day.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And inside the cube is an altar made from an iron-nickel meteorite.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's not inside, it is inset into a corner on the outside.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's pillars. The cube is what they pray towards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning_of_the_Devil

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wow, I just posted that, and now I'm going to have to go back and delete my post.

Because it's what they've always done.

[–] gnate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're inventing cricket!

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

We'll know for sure when one chimp bites another's face off for being LBW.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The hairless ape is fascinated by things the hairy apes do. Why?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

I find our cousins entertaining.

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Does it make a loud noise? They also stomp on some tree trunks to make a loud drumming sound. Or a visual mark for others to see, maybe.Territorial thing.

[–] Brummbaer@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

When we discover that this is basically religion, a lot of people will be really confused and in denial.

[–] Gust@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

What a strange thing to do. Completely unrelated, I'm gonna go find some smooth stones to skip on a lake because it looks cool and I like the sound

[–] silly_goose@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

because passing time without a smartphone is just too darn hard.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -1 points 2 weeks ago

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