chimpanzee

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Ai, a female chimpanzee famous for her cognitive skills has died at 49, according to the Japanese institute where she lived.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

One chimpanzee with a typewriter could pound out the script for “Primate” in an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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

"When participants heard chimpanzee vocalizations, this response was clearly distinct from that triggered by bonobos or macaques."

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

But for Derek, the chimpanzee research might have ended then.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall