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In March 1987, Attenborough took a moment to hold — and share a smooch with — Neusi the chimp at the London Zoo.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Letterman played the clip from Everybody’s in LA that found Mulaney interviewing Michael Jackson’s Bubbles the chimp.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Even if Fuqua had made the movie like a gritty documentary, just the entrance of Bubbles the chimp would smack of camp.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Western chimps are more aggressive than the Central chimps; between 2018 and 2024 the group organized up to 15 patrols every four months and killed an average of one adult and two infants per year from the Central group, according to the study.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Letterman played the clip from Everybody’s in LA that found Mulaney interviewing Michael Jackson’s Bubbles the chimp.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Even if Fuqua had made the movie like a gritty documentary, just the entrance of Bubbles the chimp would smack of camp.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Western chimps are more aggressive than the Central chimps; between 2018 and 2024 the group organized up to 15 patrols every four months and killed an average of one adult and two infants per year from the Central group, according to the study.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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chimp
noun
ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
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