The LARGE CARNIVORE LAB at Wasthington State University is consistently turning out ground breaking research on Pumas, Wolves, Wolverines and Bears..............They are currently conducting a Study to determine if Grizzly Bears make and use tools to help them acquire food..................Initial results seem to show the Bears in fact do just that................More results on the way by the end of this Fall

Check out this http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/outdoors/2014/08/20/bears-use-tools-doughnut-stake/14363867/

Do bears use tools? 

When there's a

 doughnut at stake

By Tribune Staff10:27 p.m. MDT August 20, 2014

(Photo: Photos by Linda Weiford, WSU News )

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Researchers at
 Washington State
University are examining
whether grizzly bears
 make and use tools.
 And while it's too soon
 to reach a broad scientific
conclusion, at least one
 female bear is
 demonstrating
 that, yes, she definitely can.

The study, being conducted
 at WSU's Bear Research
 Education and Conservation
 Center
, is documenting eight grizzlies
 faced with the challenge of
getting their claws into a dangling
 food snack that's too
high to reach. No training is involved.

"While it's generally accepted that
 grizzly bears are
 intelligent creatures, until now no
 scientific research
had been conducted on their
 problem-solving skills,"
said WSU veterinary biologist
Lynne Nelson, who is
overseeing the study..
To date, a 9-year-old grizzly
 named Kio has sailed
through each phase, essentially
 nailing the hypothesis
that the species is capable of
tool use.

The study is expected to be
 completed this fall.