chimpanzee

noun

chim·pan·zee | \ (ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē

, -pən-ˈzē, -ˈpan-zē

, sometimes (ˌ)shim-\

Definition of chimpanzee

: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla — compare bonobo

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On May 9, Cruse was reading a script about a BBC radio broadcaster who was fired for tweeting a photo that featured a chimpanzee to represent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newborn baby, Archie. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "'Seems like overkill': Lexington anchor Lee Cruse talks firing over royal baby comments," 6 June 2019 In a 2016 interview, Quincy Jones, who produced the album, said that Jackson’s menagerie — which also included chimpanzees — was ubiquitous in the studio. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is the eternal Halloween bop — and so much more," 31 Oct. 2018 Paige Powell’s first job was teaching chimpanzees sign language at what is now the Oregon Zoo. — Lane Florsheim, WSJ, "Photos: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and More in New Glimpse of ’80s New York," 16 Apr. 2019 Spring in our step Primate feet evolved mostly to grasp while climbing, which is why chimpanzees have more flexible feet than humans and why their big toes are opposable, like our thumbs. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "The road to bipedalism wasn’t straight and narrow," 15 Aug. 2018 Four years earlier, five chimpanzees broke out of their enclosures at a zoo in Hanover, in northern Germany. — New York Times, "Wild Animals Go Missing at a Zoo, Stirring Fears," 1 June 2018 King is also credited with proving that humans and chimpanzees share 99 percent of the same genes. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "32 Women Who’ve Changed Life As We Know It," 31 Mar. 2019 In Florida, robo-calls mimicked Gillum as jungle sounds and chimpanzee noises were heard in the background. — Isaac Stanley-becker, The Seattle Times, "Republicans keep control of the Senate; Democrats claim House majority," 7 Nov. 2018 Bonobos and chimpanzees are classified as endangered, while the Black Spider Monkey is listed as vulnerable. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Mysterious remains of extinct ape discovered in ancient Chinese tomb," 22 June 2018

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