Chimpanzee

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Chimpanzee

• By Srushti

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Physical Description

• Chimps have black or brown fur all over their
  bodies except for their face, ear, hands and
  feet.
• Males can weigh up to 120 pounds and females are
  smaller and weigh up to 85 pounds.
• Chimps do not have a tail.

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Habitat

• Chimps live in 21 African countries in west and
  central Africa.
• They live in humid rain forest along the
  equator.
• They also live in grass lands and woodlands where
  they spend a lot of time in trees.

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Food and diet

• It is omnivorous.
• They eat termites, baboons, pigs, monkeys and
  rodents.
• They also eat plants ,fruit seeds, and nuts.

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Predators

• People are cutting down the trees and destroying
  their habitat, so people are predators of the
  chimp.
• The chimpanzee is poached by people and their
  numbers are decreasing.
• Leopards and lions are predators of the chimp too.

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Babies

• Twins are very rare.
• They normally only have one baby.
• They stay with mommy for ten years.

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Interesting facts

• The swahili name for chimpanzee is sokwe mtu .
• Chimps are endangered.
• Chimps can live to be 50 to 60 years old.
• Some of them know American sign language.
• They are one of the smartest animal.

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