Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Behavior and diet
Chimps are great apes, along with as gorillas, humans and orangutans. There is no hair on a chimpanzee’s face, hands or feet, but the rest of its body is covered with either long black or brown hair. Being a great ape, chimps don’t have a tail, but they do possess opposable thumbs and opposable big toes. They have big ears that stick out and help them hear other chimps in a dense forest. Chimpanzees are social creatures and communities may range in size from 15 to 120 chimps of both sexes and all ages. Chimps are omnivores and eat a wide variety fruit and leaves, but also like insects, bark, eggs, nuts and they even hunt monkeys and other small animals for meat. The genetic makeup of humans and chimpanzees is 98% identical, making chimpanzees the closest living relative to the human. Gestation period is nine months and female chimps normally have one young at a time, just like humans.
Chimpanzee photos
Chimpanzee/african-wild-tours
Photo taken at Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda by African Wild Tours(Not trading) Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda
14 Mar 2016
Chimpanzee in Mahle, Tanzania
Photo taken at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania by The Ultimate Travel Company Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania
14 Apr 2016
Chimpanzee, Uganda
Photo taken at Uganda by Kifaru African Expeditions Uganda
11 Oct 2015
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by The Great Trekkers Safaris Kibale National Park, Uganda
27 Jul 2016
Chimpanzee
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Off Road Uganda Safaris Kibale National Park, Uganda
09 Aug 2017
Chimpanzee, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Photo taken at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda by Charis Uganda Safaris Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
01 Mar 2016
Chimpanzee
Photo taken at Laikipia Plateau, Kenya by ketsafaris Laikipia Plateau, Kenya
19 Sep 2019
DR Congo
Gabon
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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