it comes from the bantu Tshiluba kivili-chimpenze which means "creature that looks like a human" or possibly just "ape"
Chimpanzees comprise the genus Pan. The common chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes; the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee is Pan paniscus.
The pygmy chimpanzee, or Bonobo, is one of the two species that make up the Pan, or chimpanzees. A link is provided below.
bonobo(also known as the Pygmy Chimpanzee) and the normal chimpanzee.
The orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee are the largest apes and are called great apes. Gibbons are the smallest apes and are called lesser apes. The gorilla, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee live in Africa. Orangutans and gibbons live in Asia.
There are two species of chimpanzees. They are the 'common' chimpanzee Pan troglodytes and the pygmy chimpanzee or bonobo Pan paniscus.
The animal is the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee. Its scientific name, Pan paniscus, was inspired by the Angolan Bantu word "pongo" meaning "mock man."
Bonobo. Previously known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
ChimpanzeeSecond answerThe name "Pygmy Chimpanzee" is a misnomer because bonobos are no shorter than chimps, they are just more lightly built. For more, read the book Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape (1997) by Frans de Waal.
Lions, Monkeys, gorilla, the Pygmy chimpanzee (the Bonobo), Okapi, Hippopotamus, leopard and MANY more.
The scientific name for the Pygmy Rabbit is Brachylagus idahoensis.
The pygmy rattler is Sistrurus miliarius.
Professionally, a baby chimpanzee is referred to as an infant.Sometimes it may be referred to as a Junior, if it is a young chimpanzee but not a baby.Other than that, there is no specific term for a young chimpanzee, other than "baby chimpanzee" or "young chimpanzee" itself.