Chimpanzee - Wikipedia The chimpanzee ( ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː ; Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is an endangered species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical Africa It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one
Chimpanzee | Facts, Habitat, Diet | Britannica chimpanzee, (Pan troglodytes), species of ape that, along with the bonobo, is most closely related to humans Chimpanzees inhabit tropical forests and savannas of equatorial Africa from Senegal in the west to Lake Albert and northwestern Tanzania in the east
Chimpanzee, facts and photos | National Geographic What is the chimpanzee? Chimpanzees are great apes found across central and West Africa Along with bonobos, they are our closest living relatives, sharing 98 7 percent of our genetic blueprint
Chimpanzees - National Geographic Society Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are among human’s closest relatives Once spanning the range of equatorial Africa, these highly social primates are now largely confined to the forests of Central Africa They have lost much of their habitat due to human-caused deforestation and poaching
Chimpanzee | World Wildlife Fund Like us, chimps are highly social animals, care for their offspring for years and can live to be over 50 In fact, chimpanzees are our closest cousins; we share about 98% of our genes In their habitat in the forests of Central Africa, chimpanzees spend most of their days in the treetops
Chimpanzee - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts Chimpanzees are found across equatorial Africa, inhabiting rainforests, woodlands, and savannas They are omnivores, with a diet consisting of fruits, leaves, insects, and occasionally meat Adult chimps typically weigh between 70 and 130 pounds and stand between 3 and 5 5 feet tall
They use tools, fight to the death and live in social groups – and are . . . Like us, chimpanzees are hominids – or great apes – of which there are eight extant species in four genera: Homo (of which only we humans remain), Pongo (Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans), Gorilla (eastern and western gorillas) and (chimps and bonobos)
About Chimpanzees - Center for Great Apes Chimpanzees are great apes that live in the tropical rain forests of Africa from Sudan and Tanzania in the East to Senegal and Angola in the West Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest population, although chimpanzees have become extinct in some areas
Chimpanzees | Nature | PBS Chimpanzees are members of the family Hominidae, along with gorillas, humans, and orangutans Chimpanzees split from the human branch of the family about four to six million years ago