Chimpanzee vs Orangutan

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Who's winning: Chimpanzee or Orangutan?

So far, Chimpanzee has 55% and Orangutan has 45% of 2,595 votes cast — Chimpanzee is currently ahead.

Two of humanity's closest relatives face off in a battle of primate brains. The chimpanzee is the social tool-user, cracking nuts and hunting in coordinated troops, while the orangutan is the solitary arboreal thinker, quietly solving problems high in the rainforest canopy.

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