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Frodo, a Male Chimpanzee

Chimps are among the most intelligent primates. They've learned basic sign language in laboratories, and in nature, they exhibit tool use, fashioning sticks to dig for termites and grubs, smashing nuts with rocks, and crumpling leaves to collect water.

Photograph by Michael Nichols

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