| breeding program | | birth place |
| Virungas | | hairs or bristles; used to describe leaves that chimpanzees use for self-medication |
| dominance | | chimpanzee group at Jane Goodall's research site that was wiped out by another chimpanzee group during intergroup warfare |
| partnership | | site where bones were found that fueled the debate over the killer ape theory |
| inbreeding depression | | only truly carnivorous primate |
| proglottid | | chimpanzee(s) that prevents prey from escaping |
| nulliparous | | providing pharamceutical help to oneself during an illness |
| teak | | species that play a major ecological role within an ecosystem |
| ambusher | | reproductive section of a tapeworm |
| red colobus | | idea that human ancestors were violent, successful hunters, capable of killing large game |
| parous | | closely related species are cognitively similar, so they should think about their experiences in similar ways |
| kaolin | | prone to frequent social interaction |
| bonobo | | the simplest possible way of explaining the thoughts behind a behavior are most likely to be correct |
| Yanomamo | | having a relationship of joint interest and working toward a common goal |
| evolutionary parsimony | | swelling of the skin around the rear of some female primates; often directly connected to estrus cycle |
| killer ape theory | | calculous concentration that can be found in the stomach or intestines of some animals; traditionally believed to be an antidote for poison |
| morphology | | chimpanzee group from Jane Goodall's research site that annihilated another chimpanzee group |
| animalcentric | | chemicals that plants use to defend themselves |
| Vernonia | | incorporates its own DNA into the DNA of its host's cells for replication; typically exhibits a high rate of mutation and can be difficult to treat |
| nodular | | when former pets or other captive animals are released into the wild after rehabilitation in the hopes that they will survive and reproduce |
| primate | | chimpanzees eat the bitter pith from this plant when they are ill with intestinal worms |
| driver | | animal remains in natal area |
| Kahama | | dirt eating |
| osteodontokeratic culture | | favorite prey of chimpanzees |
| hispid | | the transmission of infectious organisms (like parasites or diseases) between animals and humans |
| natal | | a group of 5-9 chimpanzees that move along the borders of their territory, keeping unusually quiet and alert |
| gregarious | | chimpanzee(s) that kills prey animal at end of hunt |
| zoopharmacognosy | | the removal of an endangered species from one area where it is vulnerable and moved to another area within its historical range |
| geopahy | | name of mountain chain where last 700 mountain gorillas survive in the wild |
| reintroduction | | social ranking within a group |
| self-medication | | has not given birth |
| keystone species | | mineral in dirt that provides relief of diarrhea |
| bezoar stones | | human culture that lives in the Amazon; commits episodes of warfare against neighbors that are somewhat similar to warfare episodes in chimpanzees |
| retroviruses | | explaining something with the fewest possible assumptions; the simplest explanation is the best |
| zoonoses | | when an animal behaves in a certain way, you think, "What is that animal experiencing, based on its unique biology and experiences?" |
| border patrol | | locomotion pattern of walking on two legs |
| parturition | | a large group that splits apart for foraging and regroups later; bonobos and chimpanzees form this |
| parsimony | | only primate to engage in systematic hunting |
| secondary compounds | | reduced reproductive success because breeding within a small population of closely related individuals may result in an increase of deleterious genes |
| Frodo | | having given birth to one or more viable offspring |
| philopatry | | has ventro-ventral mating posture (face-to-face) |
| Makaspansgat | | the number of species within a given area |
| dispersal | | when an animal behaves in a certain way, you think "What would think or feel in that situation?" |
| bipedal | | any meat caught while hunting wild animals living in a moist tropical habitat |
| blocker | | maintains endangered species, often in zoos, to ensure that their gene pools do not disappear |
| Kasekela | | worms that form bumps on the surfaces of your intestine while they grow to maturity |
| biodiversity | | one of the most desired tropical hardwoods; logging companies often cut down huge areas of tropical forest to get a handful of these trees |
| tumescent | | animals being aware that they are treating themselves with medicinal plants or soils |
| tarsier | | chimpanzee(s) that initiates and maintains prey chase in a hunt |
| chimpanzee | | the shape and structure of the body; anatomical characteristics |
| anthropocentric | | animal leaves natal area upon sexual maturity |
| bushmeat | | most successful hunter of all the adult male chimpanzees at Gombe, Tanzania |
| community | | a group of mammals with forward-facing eyes, pentadactyly, enlarged brains, opposable thumbs and reduced reliance on their sense of smell |
| translocation | | giving birth |
| cognitive parsimony | | using bones, teeth and horns from animals to make tools |
