Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Chimpanzee (pronounced /ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/ or /ˌtʃɪmpənˈziː/) is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed subspecies. The chimpanzee and the closely related bonobo (sometimes called the "pygmy chimpanzee") are classified in the genus Pan.
Etymology
The word "chimpanzee" is derived from the Tshiluba language term kivili-chimpenze, which is the local name for the animal and translates loosely as "mockman" or possibly just "ape". The colloquialism "chimp" was most likely coined some time in the late 1870s.
Related Terms
- Primate: An order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians such as lemurs.
- Hominidae: The biological family of primates that includes seven extant species in four genera: Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan), Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla), Pan (the common chimpanzee and the bonobo), and Homo (human).
- Bonobo: A species of great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan, the other is the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
- Great Ape: A group of primates, including the gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, and human.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Chimpanzee
- Wikipedia's article - Chimpanzee
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