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The discovery of language skills in great apes — various gorillas and chimps learned substantial vocabularies in sign language or symbols — and that of tool use across the animal kingdom have, over the years, chipped away at the idea that there is any single ingredient that makes humans unique.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Once Ben goes crazy, the girls, along with Lucy’s sister Erin (Gia Hunter) and Kate’s brother Nick (Benjamin Cheng), confine themselves to the house’s pool, knowing that chimps can’t swim, and much of the film plays out in this spot.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Hitting the books would’ve benefitted Roberts and Riera, if only because learning more about real chimps might’ve inspired them to invent a richer fictional world.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
This chimp really needs a love song.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Once Ben goes crazy, the girls, along with Lucy’s sister Erin (Gia Hunter) and Kate’s brother Nick (Benjamin Cheng), confine themselves to the house’s pool, knowing that chimps can’t swim, and much of the film plays out in this spot.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Hitting the books would’ve benefitted Roberts and Riera, if only because learning more about real chimps might’ve inspired them to invent a richer fictional world.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
This chimp really needs a love song.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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chimp
noun
ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
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