Chimpanzee

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Common

Chimpanzees are the closets living

primate to humans with DNA similarity of

98%
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They are highly intelligent.

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There are four subspecies Size: 4.5 - 5 feet. Weight: 90- 145 lb.
It is considered more robust than the bonobo chimpanzee.

Africa

Chimpanzees are found predominantly in moist and dry forests, and into savanna woodlands.
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The common chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial. Chimpanzees live in family groups of 15 to 120 animals.

They can form subgroups.

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Chimpanzees communicate with a wide variety of gestures, postures, and facial expressions.

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The majority of the chimpanzee diet consists of fruit and leaves.

5% of their diet consists of ants and termites.

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Isolated cases of cannibalism have also been documented.

Chimpanzees mate throughout the year.

Its gestation period is eight months.
For their rst 30 days, infants cling to their mother's bellies. When they reach ve to six months, infants ride on their mothers backs.
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Conservation status
Population

Endangered

Decreasing
170,000 - 300,000 individuals

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Habitat loss from mining, forestry and agriculture Deforestation Are the major threats Bushmeat wild chimpanzees Human diseases

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