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chimpanzee

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






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There, she became the namesake of the Ai Project, a research programme into the "chimpanzee mind".

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

As part of the chimpanzee troop’s SSP recommendations the following year, Pu’iwa was allowed to mate with two females.

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

Beatrice made a chimpanzee face and pointed at a sharp stump where one of her incisor teeth used to be.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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