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
There again, maybe the laugh is on the rest of us, because these folks are still pulling down the big bucks, even after their predictions worked out worse than the proverbial blindfolded chimpanzee throwing darts.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
In 2022, the zoo welcomed one of the most genetically valuable chimpanzee males in North America, Pu’iwa, from Hawaii.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
"When participants heard chimpanzee vocalizations, this response was clearly distinct from that triggered by bonobos or macaques."
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
Father judiciously traded these for an extra orang-utan from the Mysore Zoo and a chimpanzee from the Manila Zoo.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Africa - Introductory
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