chimpanzee
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If you compare the smartest nonhuman animal, the chimpanzee, to what Mr. Lefebvre regards as the smartest bird, the New Caledonian crow, chimps emerge on top.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In captivity, at least one chimpanzee appeared to drag imaginary blocks across the floor after playing with real wooden ones.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
Ai, a female chimpanzee famous for her cognitive skills has died at 49, according to the Japanese institute where she lived.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
One chimpanzee with a typewriter could pound out the script for “Primate” in an hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
I received later a picture postcard, the picture in vivid colors being of a chimpanzee at the Monkey Jungle in Miami.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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