killer ape hypothesis
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The killer ape hypothesis is an anthropological theory proposing that human evolution was driven primarily by our ancestors’ aggressive and violent hunting behavior.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22302083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: killer ape hypothesis Context triple: [Raymond Dart, theory, killer ape hypothesis]
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Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
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The Mentality of Apes
The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
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Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of giant ape, known from fossil remains in Asia and considered the largest primate to have ever lived.
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Ape
Ape is the intelligent, talking gorilla who serves as George’s witty, educated best friend and advisor in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
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Anthropoid
Anthropoid was the codename for the World War II Allied operation to assassinate high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Czechoslovakia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: killer ape hypothesis Target entity description: The killer ape hypothesis is an anthropological theory proposing that human evolution was driven primarily by our ancestors’ aggressive and violent hunting behavior.
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A.
Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
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B.
The Mentality of Apes
The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
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C.
Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of giant ape, known from fossil remains in Asia and considered the largest primate to have ever lived.
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D.
Ape
Ape is the intelligent, talking gorilla who serves as George’s witty, educated best friend and advisor in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
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E.
Anthropoid
Anthropoid was the codename for the World War II Allied operation to assassinate high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Czechoslovakia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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