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great ape

[grayt ayp] / ˈgreɪt ˈeɪp /


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The area is home to the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, just 800 of which were believed to exist in the wild before the disaster.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

As exciting as this great ape baby boom is for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

"They can't say how they're feeling and they can be quite good at masking how they're feeling," explained Marianne Paisley, a researcher from the University of Sussex who is studying great ape wellbeing.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

It is pristine, primary forest renowned for being a sanctuary for the largest population of bonobos, a species of great ape found only in the Congo.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024

He was, after all, just another great ape.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate


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