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
Great Cousins of Man, The Chimpanzees are commonly found in Kibale Forest ...
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Cul Tours and Safaris Kibale National Park, Uganda
28 Jan 2019
Chimpanzee, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Charis Uganda Safaris Kibale National Park, Uganda
27 Feb 2016
Baby chimpanzee playing up in the tree, they are fabulous fun to watch in t...
Photo taken at Rwanda by Mum & Dad Rwanda
28 Jan 2021
Chimpanzees, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Parkview Safaris Kibale National Park, Uganda
31 May 2017
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Chigo Tours Africa Kibale National Park, Uganda
04 Nov 2019
Chimp relaxing in Kibale National park
Photo taken at Kibale National Park, Uganda by Wild Expeditions Uganda Kibale National Park, Uganda
22 Jan 2016
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