great ape
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Many great apes in captivity are being retired from medical research, making the hundreds of videos in existence an invaluable resource.
From Scientific American
“Understanding what is circulated in great apes that are overlapping with other wildlife reservoir populations, such as bats, can provide very important information for both great ape and human health.”
From Washington Post
The area is also home to Indigenous peoples, hundreds of bird species and the world’s largest population of great apes.
From Los Angeles Times
It hosts over a thousand bird species and more primates than any other place in the world, including the great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees and Bonobos.
From Seattle Times
Its nickname was Bonobo, the same as a species of great ape.
From Salon
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