mc116+chimpanzee

= Chimpanzees =

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 * Besides swinging form trees and walking on fours, humans and monkeys share more than 150% of our genetic blueprint; we even share ancestors with these furry four-legged creatures. Despite the factors of wildlife in chimps, humans and chimps are very alike. **=====

=** Appearance **=
 * Chimps are furry friends that walk on their fours, you can spot them up in a tree or just hanging around. These mammals are usually sporting brown fur and bright reed lips, but don't forget about their chocolate brown eyes. They are usually 4-5 ft. tall and weigh about 70-130 pounds. **

= Diet = = Social Life = **Living**
 * Chimps have a diet containing hundreds of foods. They consume insects, eggs, fruit, plants, and meat such as carrion. Their varied diet helps keep them active and strong. They are omnivores which means they eat a diet such as carrion. Their varied diet helps keep them active and strong. They are omnivores which means they eat a diet that contains meat and plants. **
 * Chimps communicate in many different ways, for example, the most notable communication is through sounds or calls. They can also communicate through touch, facial expression, or body language. These knuckle walkers, also can develop life long bonds, but sometimes they can create drama. If Chimpanzees get bored, they make up games among themselves. Also, they may live in social communities, but others live alone. **

= Clever Creatures = = Circle of Life = = Science =
 * Chimps can stand and walk upright or on fours, they can also move quite efficiently swinging from tree to tree. They habituate themselves to African rain forests, woodlands, and grasslands. They sleep under water, and make **
 * nests of leaves, banana, nuts, and sharp tree branches. Chimpanzees are part of a community, they also are **[[image:http://m0.i.pbase.com/o6/07/758307/1/77017790.2ySc7KWf.CopyofCHIMPANZEE1A.jpg width="330" align="left" caption="Real or fake?" link="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgkid.com%2Fbaby-chimpanzee-with-mother.shtml&ei=NbE_VcapF5bfsASd7oGIAQ&bvm=bv.91665533,d.cWc&psig=AFQjCNHZw_I2hmUm5Zqb2VRb39nUnByBsw&ust=1430323884206813"]]
 * endangered. They're tribe is called Panini and the Genus is called Pan. Chimps are primates who sleep 24 hours a day. Chimpanzees are currently living in 21 different African countries, but as human race is increasing, they're population is disappearing . **
 * Chimps are clever creatures who know how to use their resources. They are one of the few animal species that employ tools. For example, they shape and use **
 * sticks to retrieve insects from their nests or dig grubs out of logs. Chimpanzees **
 * also use stones to smash open tasty nuts and employ leaves as sponges to soak up drinking water. Interestingly enough, they can even be taught to use some basic human sign language or circus tricks. **
 * Females may give birth at any point after the age of 13. Normally babies cling to their mothers leg and stay there until they are 1 and then cling to their mothers back, almost like a piggy- back ride. Unlike girls, males aren't considered adults until they reach the age of 16. **
 * Chimps and humans are much alike, so much that a chimp can catch and be infected with human disease. Scientists have only recently been able to determine chimpanzee paternity through analyzing DNA in chimpanzee scat (also known as poop.) **

=** Conclusion **=

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