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But what if this chimp fashion wasn't entirely pointless?
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
During the chimps’ vocal calls, the researchers also tracked what activities, social interactions and environmental changes were occurring, and noted if the animals were eating, playing or encountering a predator, for example.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 May 2025
And in 90 percent of the instances where food was shared, that fruit contained ethanol, suggesting the chimps might be picking up on visual cues to choose and share the boozy bites.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Young chimps are known to be playful while riding on their mother’s back, so the scientists scrutinized Lindsay’s behavior for markers of intentionality.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
During the chimps’ vocal calls, the researchers also tracked what activities, social interactions and environmental changes were occurring, and noted if the animals were eating, playing or encountering a predator, for example.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 May 2025
And in 90 percent of the instances where food was shared, that fruit contained ethanol, suggesting the chimps might be picking up on visual cues to choose and share the boozy bites.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Young chimps are known to be playful while riding on their mother’s back, so the scientists scrutinized Lindsay’s behavior for markers of intentionality.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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chimp
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ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
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