great ape
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The experts studied chimpanzees and bonobos living at two great ape sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
Database at the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, a repository of all great ape population data.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Before them, something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
