Common Chimpanzee

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Together we can ensure that captive chimpanzees have a better life. Together we can save wild chimpanzees in their forest homes.

~ Jane Goodall.

Apes, together, strong.

~ Caesar (Planet of the Apes).

Young chimpanzees learn almost everything from their moms. When they're confused, scared, curious, or proud, they lean on their moms for comfort and affirmation. I've learned so much about being a mother from Mother Nature herself; specifically how crushing it is when families are disrupted. Thankfully, through the healing work led by Jim and Jenny Desmond , these extraordinary individuals are recovering and receive 24-hour care. With our support, LCRP can get closer to achieving their dream building a protected sanctuary, where these resilient and deserving animals can live a more natural and robust life as they deserve.

~ Kate Mara.

Along with the bonobo or pygmy chimp (Pan paniscus), the common chimpanzee or robust chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is the closest living relative to humans and is estimated to share 98 percent of our genes. There are currently four recognized subspecies of chimpanzee. They all have the characteristic chimpanzee body shape with longer arms than legs, together with opposable thumbs and big toes. The bare skin on the face, ears, palms, and soles of the feet is pinkish to black, whilst the rest of the body is covered with brown to black hairs. Common chimpanzees have very expressive features with their bulging eyebrows and protrusive lips. The long arms and fingers and mobile shoulder joints allow chimps to move easily in the trees where they forage and rest. The majority of their locomotion however, takes place on the ground in the form of 'knuckle-walking. Male common chimpanzees stay in the same community for their entire life. Common chimpanzees are incredibly dexterous and use tools such as sticks and rocks to probe for ants and crack nuts. They're listed as endangered by the IUCN.

Animal Intelligence[]

Compared to other animals, chimpanzees are incredibly intelligent:They work with tools, communicate with complex vocalizations, and are good problem-solvers.

Animal Strength[]

Since at least the 1920s, both anecdotal reports and more controlled experiments that have indicated that The strength of the chimpanzee can exceed that of a human (6--12). This has led to the now long-standing proposal that chimpanzees are "super strong" compared with humans. Unlike gorillas, chimpanzees are pretty brutal.

Lifespan[]

Chimpanzees can live up from 50 to 60 years.

Natural Habitat[]

Common chimpanzees can be found across the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa. Their range includes the countries Sierra Leone, Angola, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo where they make homes in a variety of habitats from savannas to tropical rainforests, low-altitude forests and mountain forests. They can also live in rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in the African savannas of Senegal's Fongoli.

Natural Predators[]

The natural main predators to chimps are particularly African leopards, Lions, Spotted Hyenas and Humans.

Diet[]

Unlike other apes including, Gorillas, Bonobos, gibbons and Orangutans that are vegetarians, Chimps are omnivores (Meaning they can eat meat and vegetables) including bushbuck, red colobus monkeys, various species of African fish, termites, Siafu ants and even Guineafowl.

Common Chimpanzee

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Animal Intelligence[]

Animal Strength[]

Lifespan[]

Natural Habitat[]

Natural Predators[]

Diet[]

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