The name chimpanzee may be in reference to one of two animal species. The two chimpanzee species are the common chimpanzee and the bonobo. This episode focuses on the common chimpanzee. Common chimpanzees are endemic to sub-Saharan African. They live in groups, called communities, numbering from 15 to more than 100 members. Common chimpanzees were believed to be vegetarian in the past, but now it's known that these apes eat meat! They'll even hunt other primates like colobus monkeys. Chimpanzees are able to use tools to find food and collect water and they share many gestures in order to communicate. It's believed chimpanzees are genetically the closest living animals to humans!
Scientific Name: Pan troglodytes
Range: sub-Saharan Africa
Size: 70-130lbs (32-59kg)
Diet: mostly fruit, also seeds, leaves, insects, and mammals
Lifespan: 40+ years in the wild
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Krief S, Cibot M, Bortolamiol S, Seguya A, Krief J-M, et al. (2014) Wild Chimpanzees on the Edge: Nocturnal Activities in Croplands. PLoS ONE 9(10): e109925. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109925 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jCAhqwRr4; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7vqq8tAqw4; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDgNtqqVki8
Websites used for research collection:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Chimpanzee_Me/g3NfDwAAQBAJ
https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=chimpanzee&searchType=species
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/chimpanzee
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/chimpanzee
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/chimpanzee
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/chimpanzee
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pan_troglodytes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBFBbFcixRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQq93Q2txrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7Z0WxQCEc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmStqt_0Ja4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZTSpCfX5vM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2TBicMRLtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmcNWJpIXp8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyy2ko191s0
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