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Congo (1954–1964) was a chimpanzee artist and painter. Zoologist, author and surrealist painter Desmond Morris first observed his abilities when the chimpanzee was offered a pencil and paper at two years of age. By the age of four, Congo had made 400 drawings and paintings. His style has been described as "lyrical abstract impressionism". [1]
The Bili apes, or Bondo mystery apes, were names given in 2003 in sensational reports in the popular media to a purportedly new species of highly aggressive, giant ape supposedly inhabiting the wetlands and savannah around of the village of Bili in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] "The apes nest on the ground like gorillas, but ...
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Many of these wildlife species are threatened animals such as large lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. [2] Five of the country's national parks are listed as World Heritage Sites: the Garumba, Kahuzi-Biega, Salonga and Virunga National Parks, and Okapi Wildlife Reserve. All five sites are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage In Danger.
The chimpanzee's arms are longer than its legs. 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 central chimpanzee or the tschego (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) is a subspecies of chimpanzee. It can be found in Central Africa, mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Central chimpanzees are considered highly intelligent apes. They are also highly social living in large groups and follow a male ...
The region around Bili, between the Ubangi river to the northwest and the Uélé river to the south, was studied in the early 2000s by scientists interested in common chimpanzees. [14] In 2003, an American controversially claimed to have maybe discovered a dangerous new species of great ape here, [4] [6] [15] [16] but her claims were debunked ...