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Samantha is tied for the third-oldest chimp across the continent and came to Miami in November 1981 from a private individual.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2022, while reviewing videos of twenty-two wild chimpanzees in Guinea, Rodrigues found very few instances when chimps ended a social interaction with a behavior that could be considered leave-taking.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
And in all sincerity, the chimp itself is terrific.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2022, while reviewing videos of twenty-two wild chimpanzees in Guinea, Rodrigues found very few instances when chimps ended a social interaction with a behavior that could be considered leave-taking.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
And in all sincerity, the chimp itself is terrific.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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chimp
noun
ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
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