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Chimpanzee. Taylor. Habitat. Rain forests Lowland And mountain forests. Description. They have dark fur The older they get the darker their hair gets They weigh 70-130 pounds (32-60) Their size is 4-5.5 feet (1.2-1.7m). Diet(food).
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Chimpanzee Taylor
Habitat • Rain forests • Lowland • And mountain forests
Description • They have dark fur • The older they get the darker their hair gets • They weigh 70-130 pounds (32-60) • Their size is 4-5.5 feet (1.2-1.7m)
Diet(food) • They eat…fruit, leaves, seeds, flowers, honey, insects, eggs, birds, and small mammals. • They are omnivores
Young(offspring) • When born the baby chimp weighs about4 pounds • For the next few years the baby chimp gets a ride on the mom • Give birth at 11-10 years old
predators • Humans
How many are left • Estimated there are about 150,000 left.
Reason it is endangered • Farmers cutting down their habitat for farm land
Other interesting facts • The chimpanzee is known as a knuckle walker • A chimp named Ham was the first to orbit space • We share 98.4% of our D.N.A. with chimpanzees
Work Cited • http://www.stlzoo.org/animal/abouttheanimalsmammals/leamursmonkeysapes/chil • http://www.sandiagozoo.org/animalbytes/chimpanzee.html • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chimpanzee/?source=A-to-Z • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=poachers+of+chimps&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1280&bih=683&tbm=isch&tbnid=xt3c4n0B6q-MkM:&imgrefurl=http://jack.wildlifedirect.org/2008/01/06/illegal-chimpanzee-traffic-through-katanga/&docid=RFpe2A9VmSyN-M&imgurl=http://jack.wildlifedirect.org/files/2008/01/4chimp-for-sale-1996.gif&w=282&h=424&ei=bsqOUMDQGOe62wWVu4C4BA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=199&sig=103861814509293562409&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=82&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0,i:82&tx=72&ty=63&surl=1 • http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Chimpanzee.php