Animal Architects And The Beautiful Homes They Build

Most animals are content with finding a slightly softer and more sheltered space to sleep for the night, but there also wild animals out there that demand nothing but the finest accommodations. These 13 animals are some of the best architects that the animal kingdom has to offer.

Home building is probably the closest that many animals will come to tool use, in the sense that we think of it. It seems that the jury is still out on whether or not nest (or dam, in the beaver’s case) building can be considered to be tool use – these animals do carry sticks, twigs and leaves for intentional future use, but they don’t “use” them on other things the way a chimpanzee uses a stick to hunt termites.

#1 Sociable Weaver

#2 Vogelkop Bowerbird

#3 Compass Termite

#4 Honeybees

#5 Red Ovenbird

#6 Baya Weaver

#7 Wasp

#8 Montezuma Oropendola

#9 Swallow

#10 Caddisfly

Source: boredpanda.com