The phrase "about a chimp" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or subject related to a chimpanzee, whether in a scientific, educational, or casual context.
Example: "The documentary was primarily about a chimp and its social behaviors in the wild."
Alternatives: "regarding a chimp" or "concerning a chimp".
When he sneered at psychiatry and then jumped on Oprah's sofa, he did the equivalent of extolling the joys of oxygen chambers and toting about a chimp.
More time passes, and a story about a modern blended family shifts into a jittery cautionary tale about man's domination of nature and turns "Apes" into a weird twin of the recent documentary "Project Nim," about a chimp who was used and abused in the 1970s in the name of science.
Marsh returns this year to present Project Nim, about a chimp who was raised by human beings and learned sign language.
It would fit in nicely with stories about a chimp's head being put on a human body and Bigfoot being kept as a love slave.
Here, I learned some handy tips about owning a chimp, such as: "Build a relationship with your pet monkey by talking to them softly.
Audiences were left reeling by the emotional twists of "Project Nim," a shocking movie from James Marsh ("Man on Wire") about an experiment — involving a chimp, some dubious science and a heroic Grateful Dead fan — gone horribly wrong.
Later, a more comprehensive look at the parasite's family tree concluded it evolved from a chimp parasite about 8 million years ago, about the same time that prehumans branched off the primate lineage.
He'd rather be alone in a studio writing about a pet chimp gone berserk.
Caesar, particularly, is as poignant as the protagonist of "Project Nim," the 2012 documentary about the sad life of a chimp who was taught sign language.
In the series' heyday, Mr. LeBlanc, for instance, could trade on his television fame with a starring movie role in a limp comedy like "Ed" -- about a baseball player and a chimp -- and still take comfort in the knowledge that he could return to "Friends" as the clueless but likable Joey Tribbiani.
For example, Georgia, a chimp at the Yerkes National Primate Research Station, expresses gratitude to deWaal by greeting him with quick panting noises, "which is about the kindest sounds a chimp can make," after he helps reunite her with her troop following a long separation.
