Term Papers on Chimpanzee

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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee, anthropoid (see Ape) of equatorial Africa that, physically and genetically, is the animal most closely related to humans. Two forms of chimpanzee, or chimp, exist: the common chimpanzee and the pygmy chimpanzee. The common chimp ranges from Sierra Leone and Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean to Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria; the pygmy chimp is found only in the eastern Congo River Basin.

Characteristics
The male common chimp is up to 1.7 m (up to 5.5 ft) high when upright, and weighs as much as 70 kg (as much as 150 lb); the female is somewhat smaller. The chimp's long arms, when extended, have a span half again as long as the body height. The feet are better suited for walking than those of orangutans; the soles are broader and the toes shorter. The coat is dark, and the face, palms, and soles are bare. The ears, lips, and brow ridges protrude, and there is no tail. The brain of a chimpanzee is about half the size of the human brain.
Chimpanzees are diurnal and omnivorous, eating about 200 kinds of leaves and fruit; termites, ants, honey, and birds' eggs; and birds and small mammals. They spend their time in or near trees, avoiding direct sunlight, and the adults build sleeping nests each night in a tree. The female has a 35-day menstrual cycle, is receptive for 6.5 days out of each cycle, and can breed at any time of the year. The gestation period is more than seven months long, and a single offspring, or rarely twins, is produced. Immediately after birth the helpless young clutches its mother's hair, riding on the mother's back when she travels. T...

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