Photograph of Ufiti in the wild, taken by Gilbert Lenell Goodwin in February 1960.
Ufiti (Nyanja: "ghost"; died 23 April 1964) was a female common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) discovered near Nkhata Bay, Malawi, in 1959. Wild chimpanzees have never been known from Malawi, leading some to believe that she may have been an escaped pet; however, she also had distinguishing morphological features which suggest she may have belonged to a distinct subspecies.[1][2][3]
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- ↑ Sanderson, Ivan T. (1961) Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life, Chilton, ISBN 978-1948803038
- ↑ Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
- ↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. ShukerNature: UFITI - THE 'GHOST' CHIMPANZEE OF NKATA BAY karlshuker.blogspot.com [Accessed 22 April 2019]