Meanings of captive chimp in English

At the same time, captive chimp research has waned.

But the problems between Washoe and Sequoyah might well have gone beyond a captive chimp's postpartum depression or the failure of her maternal instinct.

While wild chimps are officially endangered, captive chimps are only threatened.

She tested the secret-keeping skills of a group of captive chimps living in a sanctuary in Uganda.

Generally speaking, the only captive chimps who had experience of the wild were those who had been born there.

He is now studying the musical talents of other primates, beginning by giving captive chimps access to a custom-built electronic drum machine.

Alternatively, the captive chimps in the study may have developed their Broca's areas by interacting with humans suggesting a high degree of neural plasticity.