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• n  intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

• No ordinary chimp is Meshie.
• Can a chimp love you back? How does it feel when your favorite chimp dies? Would it be like losing a beloved dog? Or like losing a brother?.
• Despite their humanlike minds and manners, chimps are wild animals that are given to vicious attacks and unpredictable behavior, warn experts.

• chimpanzee
• Pan troglodytes

News & Articles

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• Feds propose listing all chimps as endangered
  The Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday called for protection of all chimpanzees as endangered, an action that could affect use of the apes in medical research.
  June 12, 2013 - Seattle Times
• Hanover chimps will move to Houston by November
  On Monday, an organization called Chimp CARE announced the chimps will soon move the Houston Zoo facility.
  June 11, 2013 - NBC 12 Richmond
• Captive Chimpanzees May Get Endangered Status in US
  The federal government has proposed listing captive chimpanzees as endangered, which would increase protections for the animals, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).  
  June 11, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• George Church in Times Daily (registration)
  The big issue would be whether enough people felt that a chimp-Neanderthal hybrid would be acceptable, and that would be broadly discussed before anyone started to work on it,Dr. Church said.
• Eric Lander in USA Today
  For the first time we're able to see the details written out in the DNA,said Eric Lander, one of the collaborators on the study. "What they tell us at the least is that the human-chimp speciation was very unusual."
• Jay Leno in FOXNews
  OK, you know the worst part about testifying, I had to follow the chimp. The witness chair was a mess,Leno told his audience.