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Chimpanzee

/tʃɪˈmpænzi/
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(noun) Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.

The chimpanzee is an intelligent creature, capable of solving simple problems.
Fifty percent of a chimpanzee's diet is figs.
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A ____ is a highly intelligent primate that lives in the forests.

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