chimpanzees facts

Chimpanzees are so intelligent.

Chimpanzees are NOT monkeys.They belong to the ape family, which also

includes gorillas, orang-utans and even people!

They use tools to catch food.

Chimps groom each other. This is one way to show friendship. They comb and pull

dirt and bugs out of each other’s fur.

Chimpanzee mothers carry their babies on their back for 4 years or

more. They remain close their whole lives.

They use sticks to find termites and rocks to crack open nuts.

Chimpanzees communicate with each other by panting, barking or

drumming.

Boy chimpanzees stay in one group their whole lives. Females join a new group when they grow up.

Sometimes male chimpanzees fight with each other.

Chimpanzees eat fruit and plants, but they also hunt.

They eat lizards, frogs and even small monkeys.

Chimps are endangered. People cut down trees in their habitat. The chimps

have no place to go.

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