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There were rumors of a human/chimp hybrid decades ago:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanzee
Despite the existence of Oliver, it still seems unproven:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_(chimpanzee)
The Nazis & the Japanese experimented with this as well. AFAIK neither faction ever achieved anything resembling success. Fertilization occurs, but then immediately stops as there's no compatibility, and the cells die.
Genetic testing basically puts a large amount of doubt on it though. More likely it wasnโt a hybrid than was.
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