chimpanzee
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After the split between human and chimpanzee lineages around 7 million years ago, early human ancestors followed a complex evolutionary path that eventually led to the emergence of Homo sapiens roughly 300,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
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
Mystifyingly, “Primate” blames Ben’s terrible temper on rabies, not the more interesting causes of chimpanzee aggression like depression, psychological confusion and over-medication.
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
Members of a closely related chimpanzee species, bonobos, usually live in more egalitarian groups dominated by female alliances.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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