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Bili ape

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Painted illustration: large chimpanzee on the floor of a Congo forest
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
An eastern chimpanzee in Uganda; the Bili apes turned out to be this subspecies (photo is not a Bili ape)
An eastern chimpanzee in Uganda; the Bili apes turned out to be this subspecies (photo is not a Bili ape) · Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

Great apes of the Bili Forest in the DR Congo, once hyped as giant or hybrid, later studied by scientists.

Explained Verdict: Scientists found the Bili apes were common chimpanzees, part of a larger population across northern Congo.

Region
Africa · Democratic Republic of the Congo
First reports
Reports from the Bili Forest

Key sightings

Best evidence

Scientific study of the population.

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