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Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775)
Scene:
Mahale Mountains, TanzaniaSponsor:
Maurice A. Machris and Thornton N. SniderBackground artist:
Robert Russell ReidAlso present:
Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuetti),Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus),
Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybeus),
Green pigeon (Treron australis),
Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla),
Splendid Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives and share 95-98% of their DNA with humans.
Chimpanzees have a troop hunting culture, based on beta males led by a relatively weak alpha male, and highly complex social relationships. They rarely live past 50 in the wild but may reach 60 in captivity.
Biological Information
Range:
Equatorial Africa from Senegal to western Uganda and Tanzania
Habitat:
Rain forests and forest galleries but extending into savanna woodland
Status:
Western form endangered; central and eastern forms vulnerable
Diet:
Omnivorous; fruit, seeds, leaves, insects, birds, eggs, and occasional small mammals
Further information about this species may be found on the Animal Diversity Web page for chimpanzee.