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chimpanzee
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chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes or Pan satyrus; a large anthropoid ape with the most highly developed brain of all animals other than humans. Dark colored, 5 to 6 ft high, with large out-turned ears, they are arboreal and live in families.

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If that preference makes no sense to the average human male who's entranced by young, smooth-skinned women, it's because the mating game has evolved in different directions in chimps and in people, say anthropologist Martin N.
According to the theory, chimps and humans shared a common, ape-like ancestor much more recently than previously thought.
The chimps were more likely to open the door when the ropes were too far apart for them.
 
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