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  2. Bonobo - Wikipedia

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    The bonobo (/ b ə ˈ n oʊ b oʊ, ˈ b ɒ n ə b oʊ /; Pan paniscus), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee), is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan (the other being the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes). [4]

  3. Pan (genus) - Wikipedia

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    The male common chimp stands up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) high. Male adult wild chimps weigh between 40 and 60 kg [33] [34] [35] with females weighing between 27 and 50 kg. [34] When extended, the common chimp's long arms span one and a half times the body's height. [6] The bonobo is slightly shorter and thinner than the common chimpanzee, but has ...

  4. Are you smarter than an ape? Meet Kanzi: Des Moines ... - AOL

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    The only place you can find bonobos in the wild is The Republic of Congo, where there are estimated to be as few as 15,000 left. The Ape Initiative in Des Moines is the only bonobo research ...

  5. Chimpanzee - Wikipedia

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    It is larger and more robust than the bonobo, weighing 40–70 kg (88–154 lb) for males and 27–50 kg (60–110 lb) for females and standing 150 cm (4 ft 11 in). The chimpanzee lives in groups that range in size from 15 to 150 members, although individuals travel and forage in much smaller groups during the day.

  6. Columbus Zoo's new indoor bonobo habitat emphasizes ...

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    Bonobos are one of the world's rarest great-ape species. Columbus is home to 14 of them. Get to know their story. ... "Day one is always, 'Ugh! I feel a little groggy,'" Meinelt said.

  7. List of hominoids - Wikipedia

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    Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern Asia and Equatorial Africa, with the exception of humans, which have ...

  8. What’s Being Done to Save the Hawaiian Monk Seal (and What ...

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    The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. ... It’s estimated that there are 1,600 seals left in the wild — roughly 400 in the main Hawaiian islands and ...

  9. Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative - Wikipedia

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    Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is a great ape sanctuary and scientific research facility in Des Moines, Iowa.The facility was announced in 2002 and received its first ape residents in 2004, conceived of as the Great Ape Trust, [1] or Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary, [2] launched in part by the primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend.