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In 2013, researchers from Lund University repeatedly yawned at 33 chimpanzees in cages and found that the chimps consistently yawned back.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 May 2025
These findings not only deepen our understanding of our primate cousins but also invite us to reflect on how early relationships shape emotional health — for chimps and for us.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
Nonetheless, humans and chimps may share one common motivation for communicating: gossip.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 May 2025
These findings not only deepen our understanding of our primate cousins but also invite us to reflect on how early relationships shape emotional health — for chimps and for us.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
Nonetheless, humans and chimps may share one common motivation for communicating: gossip.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 May 2025
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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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chimp
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ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
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