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Chimpanzees hunt and eat meat.

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Is it true that chimpanzees hunt and eat meat?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed sources and reference works state that wild chimpanzees hunt and eat meat, including group hunts of monkeys and other vertebrates.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Chimpanzees
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A, G. D. (n.d.). Chimpanzees. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/chimpanzees00gree

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Chimpanzee
2020
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Hunt, K. D. (2020). Chimpanzee. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=k53wDwAAQBAJ&dq=Chimpanzees+hunt+and+eat+meat.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Wild Chimpanzees Exchange Meat for Sex on a Long-Term Basis
2009
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Gomes, C. M. & Boesch, C. (2009). Wild Chimpanzees Exchange Meat for Sex on a Long-Term Basis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005116

Chimpanzee vertebrate consumption: Savanna and forest chimpanzees compared
2017
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Chimpanzee vertebrate consumption: Savanna and forest chimpanzees compared. (2017). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.09.004

Ant dipping and meat eating by wild chimpanzees in the kalinzu forest, uganda
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Ant dipping and meat eating by wild chimpanzees in the kalinzu forest, uganda. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02557466

Stable isotope evidence of meat eating and hunting specialization in adult male chimpanzees
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Stable isotope evidence of meat eating and hunting specialization in adult male chimpanzees. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221991110

Vertebrate predation by primates: a review of hunting patterns and prey
1982
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Vertebrate predation by primates: a review of hunting patterns and prey. (1982). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0047-2484(82)80095-x

Handbook of Paleoanthropology
2007
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Henke, W. & Tattersall, I. (2007). Handbook of Paleoanthropology. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=vhoRdbTrjc8C&dq=Chimpanzees+hunt+and+eat+meat.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

The Hunting Ecology of Wild Chimpanzees: Implications for the Evolutionary Ecology of Pliocene Hominids
1996
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The Hunting Ecology of Wild Chimpanzees: Implications for the Evolutionary Ecology of Pliocene Hominids. (1996). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1996.98.1.02a00090

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