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chimpanzee
The West African, or masked, chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a critically endangered subspecies of chimpanzee.
In the wild, chimpanzees are preyed upon by lions and leopards.1
Beyond these natural predators, chimpanzees also face significant threats from human activity, including hunting for meat, habitat destruction, and capture for research or the exotic animal trade. Additionally, chimpanzees may face lethal aggression from members of other chimpanzee communities, which can include infanticide and cannibalism.123