Page 80 - World of Animals - Issue #28 Magazine

Conserving the chimpanzee

3 things
you should
know about
chimpanzees

Some of the only species
known to use tools,
chimpanzees will make
sponges from chewed up
leaves to drink water with.
They are known to medicate
themselves for various
ailments by eating certain
plants for medicinal value.
Chimps are able to walk on all
fours, called knuckle-walking;
however, they are also able
to walk on two legs for more
than 1km (0.6mi).

CHIMPANZEE
Pan troglodytes
Class Mammalia

Territory Equatorial Africa
Diet Fruit, leaves, insects
Lifespan 45-50 years
Adult weight 32-60kg (70-
130lb)
Conservation status

ENDANGERED

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