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The gentle disrupter’s research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human.

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R. Allen Gardner, Who Taught Chimps to Sign, Dies at 91

One chimpanzee has its hand on the ear of another, as it peers onto the back of its neck. A third chimpanzee is in the background.

Chimp Groups Have Their Own Distinct “Handshakes”

New Bacterium Linked to Chimp Deaths

Companionship May Help Chimps Chill Out

Primates, Gut Microbes Evolved Together

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Embattled Chimps Relocate

Judge: Chimps Are Not Legal Persons

Captive Chimps Endangered, Too

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