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Japanese
GAIN（Great Ape Information
Network）
The Great Ape Information Network（GAIN）aims to create a database
of high quality and transparency on great apes in Japan. As of 24th Oct., 2010,
335 chimpanzees, 24 gorillas, and 52 orangutans are living in Japan, all of
which are valuable for the promotion of science. To understand the evolutionally
origin of humans, research on the non-human great apes―the three genera
other than the genus Homo―is necessary. Today, all species of great apes
are endangered in their natural habitats, so those in Japan are also critically
important from a conservation perspective as well. Our database contains various
information concerning all individuals, including personal histories, family
trees, genetic traits, and behavioral characteristics. Please visit our website.
http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/gain/index.jsp
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