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Chimpanzee

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

An african ape Pan troglodytes formerly Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger which approaches more nearly to man in most respects than any other ape It is the most intelligent of non human animals and when full grown it is from three to four feet high A variant called the pygmy chimpanzee or bonobo has been recently recognized as a separate species

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