チンパンジー

Scientific classification

チンパンジー belongs to the great ape family (類人猿(るいじんえん)). The Japanese name comes from the English "chimpanzee."

Related words

• ゴリラ (gorilla)
• オランウータン (orangutan)
• 類人猿(るいじんえん) (great ape)
• 霊長類(れいちょうるい) (primate)

Fun fact

Chimpanzees share approximately 98-99% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest living relatives along with bonobos (ボノボ).

Common collocations

• チンパンジーの群(む)れ (a group of chimpanzees)
• チンパンジーを飼育(しいく)する (to keep/raise chimpanzees)
• チンパンジーの知能(ちのう) (chimpanzee intelligence)