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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
(ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē 
-pən-ˈzē,
-ˈpan-zē
sometimes (ˌ)shim-
: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla compare bonobo
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The chimpanzee is grieving the death of a loved one in her own way.
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Humans share 99 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees and 97 percent with the great apes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
In such fission-fusion societies — a type of social dynamic that exists in many other animals, such as chimpanzees — individuals often spend most of their day rotating between different groups.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2024
Researchers used a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus to develop the vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
The three young chimpanzees belong to the Eagle Clan, a thriving community built around a massive multi-story tower constructed out of tree branches and logs, where Noa’s father Koro (Neil Sandilands), known as Master of Birds, oversees the eagles that protect the apes and hunt for food.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
That there even was a Caesar is unknown to Noa (Owen Teague), a young chimpanzee whose father, Koro (Neil Sandilands) is leader of his clan and an avid breeder of birds.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Since then, researchers have also identified the disease in wild chimpanzees in West Africa and in British red squirrels.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
For example, some chimpanzees chew bitter piths of the medicinal shrub Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infections—and even detour from their normal foraging routes to seek out the plants.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Humans share 99 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees and 97 percent with the great apes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
In such fission-fusion societies — a type of social dynamic that exists in many other animals, such as chimpanzees — individuals often spend most of their day rotating between different groups.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2024
Researchers used a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus to develop the vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
The three young chimpanzees belong to the Eagle Clan, a thriving community built around a massive multi-story tower constructed out of tree branches and logs, where Noa’s father Koro (Neil Sandilands), known as Master of Birds, oversees the eagles that protect the apes and hunt for food.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
That there even was a Caesar is unknown to Noa (Owen Teague), a young chimpanzee whose father, Koro (Neil Sandilands) is leader of his clan and an avid breeder of birds.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Since then, researchers have also identified the disease in wild chimpanzees in West Africa and in British red squirrels.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
For example, some chimpanzees chew bitter piths of the medicinal shrub Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infections—and even detour from their normal foraging routes to seek out the plants.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an African ape that is related to the gorilla but is smaller and spends more of its time in trees
Medical Definition
chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
-pən-; chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an anthropoid ape of the genus Pan (P. troglodytes) found in equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla see bonobo
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