jc115+Chimpanzee

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Did you know chimpanzees are our closest living relatives? Human DNA and Chimpanzee DNA is 85% identical. A chimpanzee is a type of ape like orangutans,, gorillas and gibbons. Their scientific name is Pan Troglodytes. They live in social communities with up to 60 chimps. They travel in big groups with more than 100 chimps. They only stay with the same group and never join other ones.They can only walk upright. Chimps spend most of their time in trees eating, sleeping, and swinging from branch to branch. Chimpanzees are also one of the few species that make and use tools. They shape and use sticks to retrieve insects from their nests or dig grubs out of logs. They also use stones to smash rocks and use leaves to drink water.

They mostly eat fruits and plants. But they could also eat insects, eggs, and meat. They have diets that includes hundreds of known foods.

Did you know Chimpanzees can be taught some human language? To communicate with others, they use sounds and gestures. But they also have their own language. In the wild, they can live up to 50 years and weigh up to 500 pounds. And in captivity they live up to 60 years or more. A female only gives birth when it is spring. They could start giving birth when they are 25 years old. An infant hangs on to their mother's fur on her back until age 2. Young chimpanzees will also spend the next 7 to ten years with their mothers. Their mothers will show them how to groom, make nests in trees, find food, and use tools. Male chimps are considered adults until they are 16 years old. The males also try to intimidate other males with displays of dominance. Chimpanzees can spend op to hours grooming each other. It is an important behavior for them, both socially and for skin care. They also spend about six to eight hours a day looking for food.

Chimps are endangered because of bushmeat hunters and habitat destruction. Chimpanzees are found in Africa's Forests, woodlands, and grasslands.



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