

It is larger and more robust than the bonobo, weighing 40–70 kg (88–154 lb) for males and 27–50 kg (60–110 lb) for females and standing 150 cm (4 ft 11 in). The chimpanzee is covered in coarse black hair, but has a bare face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing shows that Pan is a sister taxon to the human lineage and is humans' closest living relative. The chimpanzee and the bonobo are the only species in the genus Pan. When its close relative the bonobo was more commonly known as the pygmy chimpanzee, this species was often called the common chimpanzee or the robust chimpanzee. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one. The chimpanzee ( / tʃ ɪ m p æ n ˈ z i/ Pan troglodytes), also known as simply the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. Anthropopithecus troglodytes ( Sutton, 1883).Troglodytes troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1776).“PETA warned state authorities that Tamara Brogoitti had created a ticking time bomb by engaging in direct contact with a dangerous ape,” the group said, “and now, he is dead and a woman has been mauled because of Brogoitti’s refusal to follow experts’ advice and transfer Buck to an accredited sanctuary.” In a statement Monday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it had warned the county sheriff’s office in the past that Brogoitti had “a ticking time bomb.”

Tamara Brogoitti had owned Buck for 17 years. However, the incident irked ape and animal rights groups. Oregon outlawed owning chimpanzees in 2010, but the law allows residents who previously owned the apes to keep them - Brogoitti among them. PETA said it had warned the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office in the past that the situation with the chimpanzee was “a ticking time bomb.” Buck Brogoitti Animal Rescue INCīrogoitti, who used to run the Buck Brogoitti Animal Rescue ranch until 2019, had owned Buck for 17 years before Sunday’s incident, the East Oregonian reported. The chimp was shot in the head and died at the scene, the network said. When deputies arrived, they found the chimp roaming outside the house - and got permission from Brogoitti to shoot the ape so they could get to her injured daughter. Tamara Brogoitti, 68, told the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office that Buck bit her daughter in the torso, arms and legs, forcing the injured woman to lock herself in a basement bedroom. and attacked a 50-year-old woman in Pendleton, prompting the woman’s mother - who owns the animal - to call the cops, Fox News reported Tuesday.


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