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31) Chimpanzees may also charge directly at another individual. This kind of display does not signal the beginning of a fight -- only an attempt to impress another animal. In this picture, two males are confronting each other.

Two adult male chimpanzees confront each other. Animal in the foreground stands bipedally and is piloerected.

Notes: Two adult male chimpanzees confront each other. Animal in the foreground stands bipedally and is piloerected.
Photo © by: Frans de Waal

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