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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

generic name for Pan panisus and P. Troglodytes.

Origin: african dial.


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Re: Why do you keep talking about species

... interpret the evidence. Not all of them interpret the evidence the same way--even those in the same camp. Can you distinguish a raccoon from say a chimpanzee i can distinguish Chihuahua and saint Bernard are they different species to say so requires a definition of species but biologist cant tell ...

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by AFJ
Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:31 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Why do you keep talking about species

Can you distinguish a raccoon from say a chimpanzee i can distinguish Chihuahua and saint Bernard are they different species to say so requires a definition of species but biologist cant tell us what a species is

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by gamila
Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:37 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Re: Why do you keep talking about species

gamila, You didn't answer my question. Can you distinguish a raccoon from say a chimpanzee? If you can, the biological classification system has done well enough. Even if there is a variation within a type or kind of organism, "species" is going to give ...

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by AFJ
Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.

... that have so far gone unanswered by critics. In addition, a 2007 study of carpal bones of H. floresiensis found similarities to those of a chimpanzee or early hominin such as Australopithecus and significant differences from the bones of modern humans.[10] Studies of the bones and joints ...

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by GaryGaulin
Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.
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The Humanzee!

... that would be considered humanoid. That said, the so-called "humanoid" features of Oliver are not that uncommon at all among chimpanzees, which would seem to indicate that claims to his uniqueness are probably exagerrated. The entire concept of a "missing link" is, ...

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by alextemplet
Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:00 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: The Humanzee!
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