Flo

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Flo was one of Jane Goodall’s most famous Gombe chimpanzees, known as a highly influential matriarch whose life and family were central to long-term studies of chimpanzee behavior and social structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chimpanzee
individual animal
nonhuman primate
associatedWith Gombe Stream Research Centre
surface form: Gombe chimpanzee community
continent Africa
country Tanzania
documentedIn Jane Goodall’s scientific publications
popular accounts of Jane Goodall’s work
featuredIn narratives about the Gombe chimpanzees
hasGivenName Flo self-link
impactOnScience contributed to evidence of complex social and emotional lives in chimpanzees
influenced public awareness of individual chimpanzee personalities
understanding of chimpanzee family bonds
understanding of chimpanzee social networks
kinshipRole grandmother to later generations of studied chimpanzees
knownFor central role in studies of chimpanzee behavior
central role in studies of chimpanzee social structure
livedIn forest habitat of Gombe Stream National Park
motherOf Fifi
Figan
Flint, Michigan
surface form: Flint
nameGivenBy Jane Goodall and her research team
notableFor being a highly influential matriarch in her community
being one of Jane Goodall’s most famous Gombe chimpanzees
observationType longitudinal field observation
offspringCount multiple offspring observed by researchers
partOfStudy long-term field studies of wild chimpanzees at Gombe
researchSignificance helped document long-term family lineages in wild chimpanzees
provided key data on dominance hierarchies among female chimpanzees
provided key data on infant development in chimpanzees
provided key data on maternal behavior in chimpanzees
sex female
socialRole high-ranking female chimpanzee
matriarch
studiedAt Gombe Stream National Park
studiedBy Jane Goodall
taxon Pan troglodytes
timePeriod 20th century

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