bonobo

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The bonobo is a close cousin of the chimpanzee, and its relation to San Francisco is the significance of bonobos 'natural behavior to what is natural behavior for humans.

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  1. noun An anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus) of north-central Congo (formerly Zaire), having black hair and more arboreal habits than the common chimpanzee (P. troglodytes). Also called pygmy chimpanzee.

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  • The clitoris in the female bonobo is positioned much more toward the fron than in the common chimpanzee. —  Omni: June 1993
  • The bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee, is the most skilled, and one named Kanzi is amazing. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 02 - February 1996
  • Hug This Animal: Bonobo - Of course, the bonobo is my favorite primate. —  MomGadget - A guide to gadgets - gizmos and work at home domestic bliss
  • When most features from 1.4 disappeared into thin air, and new frameworks like bonobo were introduced which really never caught on. —  OSNews
  • Then, perhaps, we could identify environmental demands shared with them but absent among the chimpanzee and the bonobo (and other primates). —  Signs of the Times
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