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Also Known As Pan troglodytes

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masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
geographic extent of chimpanzees and bonobos (genus Pan)
adult chimpanzees with offspring
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chimpanzee vocalization
chimpanzee tool use
human evolution
chimpanzee
Jane Goodall
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Wolfgang Köhler
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