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Chimpanzees
Jorge Perez
Anatomy• Covered by a thick coat of fur• Long arms and short bodies– Arms are longer than legs
• Have no fur on fingers, ears, face, and feet• Both adult male and females have short
white beards• Have the same senses as humans• Able to grasp things with both hands and
feet
Diet• Omnivorous foragers• Generally eat fruit and plants• Also eat insects, small animals, eggs,
and meat, including carrion• Have a varied diet• Usually pick fruits with their hands • Most intense eating period is in the
late afternoon
Classification
• Kingdom: Animalia• Phylum: Chordata• Class: Mammalia• Order: Primates• Family: Pongidae• Genus: Pan• Species: Pan troglodytes, Pan
paniscus
Locomotion
• Use all fours to• Walk on soles of feet and knuckles of
hands• Able to walk up right– Only when carrying something with arms
• Good at climbing trees– Sleep on trees
• Swing from branch to branch
• Communicate to teach the young ones the skills they need
• Communicate about food and mating• Use gestures– Used to indicate needs and emotions
• Have cries that warn other chimps of danger
• They bark loudly to call others for abundance of food
Communication & Vocalization
Life Span
• live about 60 years in captivity• life span in the wild is about 35-40 years• They live much longer in captivity
Habitat
• Tropical rain forests• Forests edges and clearings• Woodlands• Swamp forests• Grasslands in Western Africa• Wet savannas
Groups of Chimpanzees
• Chimpanzee’s live in groups called communities–Range in sizes from of 20-100 chimps
• The size of chimp’s territory is from 2-215 miles squared• Males often depend on the support of
females• Smaller groups change frequently and
combine with other chimps
Tool Used
• Stems• Branches• Rocks• Twigs• Leaves• These are all used for feeding,
drinking, cleaning themselves, or used as weapons
Size
• Adult males are larger than most females.Female:-Height: 2 - 3.5 feet- Weight: 57 – 110 pounds
Male:-3 - 4 feet-90 - 115 Pounds
Playing
• Young ones play a lot• Learning skills they will use as adults• Practice tools, make sleeping nests,
climbing• Food sharing• One does grooming and expects one
back • Wrestle
Predators• Leopards• Humans–Medical research– Cutting down forests– Illegal meat trade
• Throw large sticks and branches at predators
Endangered
• Chimpanzees are endangered.• 2 Million roamed in African forest.• 1oo,000 to 200,000 remain• Two major threats for survival– Loss of habitat– Illegal trade in bushmeat
• May be extinct within 20 years from now
Where do they live?
• Wild Chimpanzees are only found in Africa
• In habit 22 African Countries• From west coast to east coast as east
as Tanzania• Today only five of have significant
numbers
Bibliography
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/chimp/
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chimpanzee/
• http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engchimpanzee.html
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111627/chimpanzee/225149/Natural-history
• http://www.janegoodall.ca/about-chimps.php
Bibliography Cont’d
• http://www.iearn.org.au/greatapes/chimpinfo.htm
• http://www.chimps-inc.org/page.php?id=aboutchimps