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Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees. Jorge Perez. Anatomy. Covered by a thick coat of fur Long arms and short bodies Arms are longer than legs Have no fur on fingers, ears, face, and feet Both adult male and females have short white beards Have the same senses as humans

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Chimpanzees

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  1. Chimpanzees Jorge Perez

  2. Anatomy • Covered by a thick coat of fur • Long arms and short bodies • Arms are longer than legs • Have no fur on fingers, ears, face, and feet • Bothadultmaleandfemaleshave short whitebeards • Havethesamesenses as humans • Abletograspthingswithbothhandsandfeet

  3. Diet • Omnivorous foragers • Generally eat fruit and plants • Also eat insects, small animals, eggs, and meat, including carrion • Have a varied diet • Usually pick fruits with their hands • Most intense eating period is in the late afternoon

  4. Classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Primates • Family: Pongidae • Genus: Pan • Species: Pan troglodytes, Pan paniscus

  5. Locomotion • Use allfoursto • Walkon soles offeetandknucklesofhands • Abletowalk up right • Onlywhencarryingsomethingwitharms • Good at climbingtrees • Sleepontrees • Swing frombranchtobranch

  6. Communication & Vocalization • Communicate to teach the young ones the skills they need • Communicate about food and mating • Use gestures • Used to indicate needs and emotions • Have cries that warn other chimps of danger • They bark loudly to call others for abundance of food

  7. Life Span • live about 60 years in captivity • life span in the wild is about 35-40 years • They live much longer in captivity

  8. Habitat • Tropical rain forests • Forests edges and clearings • Woodlands • Swamp forests • Grasslands in Western Africa • Wet savannas

  9. Groups of Chimpanzees • Chimpanzee’s live in groups called communities • Range in sizes from of 20-100 chimps • The size of chimp’s territory is from 2-215 miles squared • Males often depend on the support of females • Smaller groups change frequently and combine with other chimps

  10. Tool Used • Stems • Branches • Rocks • Twigs • Leaves • These are all used for feeding, drinking, cleaning themselves, or used as weapons

  11. Size • Adult males are larger than most females. Female: -Height: 2 - 3.5 feet - Weight: 57 – 110 pounds Male: -3 - 4 feet -90 - 115 Pounds

  12. Playing • Young ones play a lot • Learning skills they will use as adults • Practice tools, make sleeping nests, climbing • Food sharing • One does grooming and expects one back • Wrestle

  13. Predators • Leopards • Humans • Medical research • Cutting down forests • Illegal meat trade • Throw large sticks and branches at predators

  14. Endangered • Chimpanzees are endangered. • 2 Million roamed in African forest. • 1oo,000 to 200,000 remain • Two major threats for survival • Loss of habitat • Illegal trade in bushmeat • May be extinct within 20 years from now

  15. Where do they live? • Wild Chimpanzees are only found in Africa • In habit 22 African Countries • From west coast to east coast as east as Tanzania • Today only five of have significant numbers

  16. Bibliography • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/chimp/ • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chimpanzee/ • http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engchimpanzee.html • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111627/chimpanzee/225149/Natural-history • http://www.janegoodall.ca/about-chimps.php

  17. Bibliography Cont’d • http://www.iearn.org.au/greatapes/chimpinfo.htm • http://www.chimps-inc.org/page.php?id=aboutchimps

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