There are also instances of organized hunting. Chimpanzees will often use a twig as a tool to help them reach termites or ants in nests and have been seen using sticks to hunt other small mammals. Some of the foods a chimpanzee will eat include seeds, fruits, leaves, bark, insects such as termites and small prey. Like humans, chimpanzees are omnivorous, meaning their diet consists of plants and animals. Both of its thumbs and its big toes are opposable, allowing a precision grip. The chimpanzees body is covered with coarse dark brown hair, except for the face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
This is because the muscles of the Common Chimpanzee and other primates are far more effective than those of humans. Although they are lighter than humans, they have a pull five to six times stronger. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres (63 inches) and females up to 130 centimetres (51 inches) in height. Chimpanzee CharacteristicsĪdult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms (88 and 143 pounds). Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes vellerosus), native to Nigeria and Cameroon.Įastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), native to the Central African Republic, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia. West African Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), native to Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria Several subspecies of the Common Chimpanzee have been recognized:Ĭentral Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes), native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Common Chimpanzee is closely related to the Bonobo (one of the two species making up the chimpanzee genus, ‘Pan’) or ‘Pygmy Chimpanzee’.Ĭhimpanzees are intelligent animals and have a complex behaviour and communication system. Some of the countries the chimpanzee is located in include Sierra Leone, Angola, Tanzania and Congo. The Rainforest chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), also known as the ‘ Common Chimpanzee‘ can be found in West and Central Equatorial Africa.
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