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chimpanzee

[chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee] / ˌtʃɪm pænˈzi, tʃɪmˈpæn zi /






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Sandel, an anthropologist from the University of Texas in the US, and co-director of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, says chimpanzees are "very territorial", and have "hostile interactions with those from other groups".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Chimpanzee Zoe, another experienced mom, gave birth to a male infant in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has defied the threat of habitat loss and civil war to become the country's leading ecotourism destination and a model for environmental conservation across west Africa.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

From de Waal's 1982 book "Chimpanzee Politics" to 2019's "Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What they Tell Us about Ourselves," attitudes about whether animals might have thoughts worthy of scientific exploration changed dramatically.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

It was when I first set foot on the shingle and sand beach of Chimpanzee Land—that is, Gombe National Park.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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