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chimpanzee [ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a gregarious and intelligent anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, inhabiting forests in central W Africa [from Kongo dialect] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations n chimpanzee [tʃimpənˈziː] a type of small African ape. sjimpansee شمبانزي шимпанзе šimpanz chimpanse der Schimpanse χιμπατζής chimpancé šimpans شامپانزه simpanssi chimpanzé שִימפַּנזָה चिंपांजी čimpanza csimpánz simpanse simpansi scimpanzé チンパンジー 침팬지 šimpanzė šimpanze cimpanzi chimpansee sjimpanse szympans chimpanzé cimpanzeu шимпанзе šimpanz šimpanz šimpanza schimpans ลิงชิมแปนซี şempanze 黑猩猩 шимпанзе چمپینزی، لنگور con tinh tinh 黑猩猩 chimpanzee → شمبانزى šimpanz chimpanse Schimpanse χιμπαντζής chimpancé simpanssi chimpanzé čimpanza scimpanzè チンパンジー 침팬지 chimpansee sjimpanse szympans chimpanzé, chipanzé шимпанзе schimpans ลิงชิมแปนซี şempanze con tinh tinh 黑猩猩 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of Congo are home to most Central African common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes). The Stony Brook scientist examined lower-thumb bones of 12 pygmy chimpanzees, 49 common chimpanzees, and 41 modern humans, as well as single thumb fossils from Australopithecus afarensis (dating to about 3 million years ago), Paranthropus robustus (found at a 1. The Gombe National Park provides a dries environment, a smaller food supply and an apparently narrower range of foods than those enjoyed by common chimpanzees living elsewhere, possibly leading to increased competition for food and decreased body size, they suggest. |
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