Most chimpanzees live in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Chimps never live alone, they always live in groups, sometimes consisting of up to twenty chimps. They live in groups so they can protect each other and their young. When going on a walk, the strongest males are in front, then the second strongest males are next, babies and youngsters are in the middle, females are next, and maybe another male or two at the back. They want to make sure that the young one are very protected.
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It is amazing how alike a chimps hand is to a humans. The only difference is their skin is tougher for climbing trees and walking on all fours. |
Chimpanzees are among the many different types of monkeys. But, the only difference between chimps and their cousins is simply that chimps are the closest related specimen to a human than any other. They sometimes walk upright , they make noises to express feelings, like humans, and they use facial expressions to make them seem more like humans than anything.
Even though chimpanzees are cute and cuddly, poachers still kill them. Sometimes, poachers kill a mother chimp, and sell the baby.
| This photo is an example of an orphan baby chimp. It is still in shock from seeing its mother being killed. |  |
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A young boy and a chimp meet for the first time. |
Chimpanzees partly live in trees, and partly on the ground. Most of their travel is done on the ground.
| Whenever chimps travel, the mothers carry their young children, sometimes on their backs, or the babies hold onto their stomachs. |  |
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Chimpanzees can live up to sixty years. Here, a adult male is hanging in a tree. |
| Berries are among many of the favorite foods of chimpanzees. They also like fruits and vegetables that grow in the forest, termites, small mammals and other small primates by hunting. |  |
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Chimps have to get food somehow! This one is fishing for termites in a termite nest, hoping to get some good food out of it! |
| This is a picture of an elderly chimpanzee relaxing in a tree after a long days work! |  |