The portmanteau is older, dating to the 1920s, but then did not refer to a hybrid but to a "human-like" chimpanzee, trained to wear clothes etc.; cf. "Snooky the Humanzee", a chimpanzee actor in the 1920s.

Oct 25, 2024 · In the 20th century, scientists reportedly grew a hybrid species known as the ‘humanzee’ - but it was soon euthanized after concerns over ‘moral and ethical considerations’ arose.

Jan 31, 2018 · A prominent US scientist has claimed researchers in Florida succeeded in breeding a human-chimp hybrid called a 'humanzee' in controversial, long-rumoured 1920s research.

Gallup, who developed the famous mirror ‘self-recognition’ test which proved primates could acknowledge their own reflection, coined the term ‘humanzee’ which refers to a human-chimp …

Oct 4, 2025 · Gordum Gallup made the eyebrow-raising claims in an interview with The Sun Online back in 2018. He told the news site that a human-chimpanzee hybrid – which he dubbed a “humanzee” – …

Nov 5, 2024 · Throughout the years, scientists have conducted many experiments to create a human-chimpanzee hybrid known as a 'humanzee'. This idea became most famously associated with late …

Sep 9, 2025 · In the 1970s, a peculiar chimpanzee named Oliver captivated the world with his human-like traits. Unlike other chimps, Oliver walked fully upright on two legs and had facial features that …

Aug 24, 2023 · Ever since we parted evolutionary ways, people have dreamed of one day creating a human-chimp hybrid known as the "humanzee".

Oct 30, 2023 · The mysterious “Monkey Farm” has given rise to one of the First Coast’s strangest legends: that a half-human, half-chimp “humanzee” was born within its walls.

Oct 28, 2024 · Charles Darwin, in 1871, postulated that humans originated in Africa based on resemblances to African primates. Since that time, scientists have sought to challenge this …