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Inside bizarre world of human-chimp hybrids HUMANZEES as creature was ‘born before being killed by scientists in 1920s’
Gordon Gallup, who coined the term humanzee , claimed that his former university professor told him the bizarre crossbreed was born at a research facility
By Mark Hodge
Updated: May 10 2021, 7:11 ET
By Mark Hodge
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A HUMAN-chimpanzee hybrid was born in a Florida lab 100 years ago before being killed by panicked doctors, according to a scientist.
Renowned evolutionary psychologist Gordon Gallup coined the term “humanzee” which refers to a human-chimp crossbreed - a scientifically possible hybridisation which was attempted throughout the 20th century.
The head scratching ethics of ‘Lucy, the Human Chimp’
This is the TV poster for “Lucy, the Human Chimp” streaming on HBO Max. (CNS photo/HBO Max)
By Chris Byrd • Catholic News Service • Posted May 7, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) A primatologist’s highly unusual interaction with the species of the title is recounted and partly dramatized in “Lucy, the Human Chimp.” The 70-minute documentary, which is streaming now on HBO Max, contains undeniably touching moments. But it may leave viewers feeling baffled since it ultimately raises more questions than it answers.
A collaboration between KEO Films and Britain’s Channel 4 network, the film was written and directed by Alex Parkinson.
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Lucy the Human Chimp tells the profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.
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