Talk:Pan (genus)

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Bonobo: there and not there

The article clearly states that it is referring to both Chimpanzee strains including the Bonobo. It also clearly states that hierarchy and behavors are very different. When one reads the social structure and other sections, however, only the common Chimpanzee is mentioned and the Bonobo is absent. Given the extreme differences in the two, perhaps we should discuss both in each section? Significant studies on Bonobo behavior have been done and can be used as citations. This would seem prudent since the article is about 'Pan' and no longer specifically Chimpanzees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.211.133.129 (talk) 17:09, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 18 February 2012

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It seems that someone may have hacked this page as it only redirects to this extremely offensive link "http://pump.pp4l.me/proof.php." Please fix this. Thank you.

24.12.72.128 (talk) 07:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory information in the article

The article says:

The diary of Portuguese explorer Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1506), preserved in the Portuguese National Archive (Torre do Tombo), is probably the first European document to acknowledge that chimpanzees built their own rudimentary tools.

It also says:

In July of that year, Jane Goodall set out to Tanzania's Gombe forest to live among the chimpanzees, where she primarily studied the members of the Kasakela chimpanzee community. Her discovery that chimpanzees made and used tools was groundbreaking, as humans were previously believed to be the only species to do so.

Could someone please fix it?

LuxNevada (talk) 17:13, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Edits

The first section "Evolutionary relationship" should be edited, it appears someone removed a sentence, but didn't modify the next one to compensate:

The genus Pan is considered to be part of the subfamily Homininae to which humans also belong. These two species are the closest living evolutionary relatives to humans, sharing a common ancestor with humans about four to six million years ago.

Which two species? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.63.100 (talk) 22:27, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The two species of chimpanzees: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo. - UtherSRG (talk) 23:14, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The sentence "More research yet has been done suggesting 86% or less." should be removed from the first section on "Evolutionary relationship". A careful reading of the cited paper shows that the researchers were referring to the sequence similarity in one specific gene region, not the entire genome as the sentence suggests.

Done Danger ^{High voltage!} 22:35, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why is "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" mentioned, but not Planet of the Apes. PotA protrayed Apes as individuals. It was the first in the series that included Conquest.