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Hominidae
The hominids are the members
of the biological family
Hominidae (the great apes),
which includes humans,
chimpanzees, gorillas, and
orangutans. The exact
criteria for membership in
the Homininae are not clear,
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Orangutan
Orangutans (also spelled
orang utan, orang-utan,
sometimes incorrectly
orangutang) are two species
of great apes with long arms
and reddish, sometimes
brown, hair. Orangutans are
highly endangered in the
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Great Ape language
Research into non-human
Great Ape language has
generated a great deal of
evidence suggesting that
apes are capable of using
sophisticated communication
with humans and other apes.
Gorillas and chimpanzees
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Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, often shortened
to chimp, is the common name
for the two extant species
in the genus Pan. The better
known chimpanzee is Pan
troglodytes, the Common
Chimpanzee, living primarily
in West, and Central Africa.
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Mirror test
The mirror test is a measure of self-awareness developed by Gordon Gallup Jr in 1970. The test gauges self-awareness by determining whether an animal can recognize its own reflection in a mirror as ... > more -
Common Chimpanzee
The Common Chimpanzee, also known as the Robust Chimpanzee, is a great ape. Colloquially, it is often called the chimpanzee (or simply "chimp"), though technically this term refers to both species in ... > more -
Pigeon intelligence
Pigeons have featured in numerous experiments in comparative psychology, including experiments concerned with animal cognition, and as a result we have considerable knowledge of pigeon intelligence. ... > more -
Jane Goodall
Dame Jane Goodall DBE Ph.D., (born April 3, 1934) is an English primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, probably best-known for conducting a forty-five year study of chimpanzee social and ... > more
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