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The chimpanzee has an advanced cognitive map of its home range and can repeatedly find food. [58] The chimpanzee builds a sleeping nest in a tree in a different location each night, never using the same nest more than once. Chimpanzees sleep alone in separate nests except for infants or juvenile chimpanzees, which sleep with their mothers. [59]
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern Asia and Equatorial Africa, with the exception of humans, which have ...
Pan spp. range map showing modern bonobo and chimpanzee geographic distribution. Date: 15 December 2006: Source: Modified Version of world map: Author: User:Cody.pope: Permission (Reusing this file) PD, released
The western chimpanzee or West African chimpanzee [1] (Pan troglodytes verus) is a Critically Endangered subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It inhabits western Africa, specifically Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea , Liberia , Mali , Senegal , Ghana , Guinea-Bissau , but has been extirpated in three countries: Benin , Burkina Faso , and Togo .
Range and density of non-human primates. Primates is a diverse order of placental mammals which includes monkeys, lemurs, galagos, lorisids, tarsiers, and apes (including humans). Members of this order are called primates. The order currently comprises 505 extant species, which are grouped into 81 genera. The majority of primates live in South ...
The brain of a chimpanzee has been measured at a general range of 282–500 cm 3. [37] The human brain, in contrast, is about three times larger, with a reported average volume of about 1330 cm 3 . [ 38 ]
The central chimpanzee averages 59.7 kilograms (132 lb) in males and 45.8 kilograms (101 lb) in females. [4] Standing they measure on average 96 cm (38 in) for males and 80 cm (31 in) for females. Central chimpanzees usually have a lifetime in captivity of 30 to 40 years, but some have been seen to live over 50 years. In the wild, the average ...
Mahale Mountains National Park harbours the largest known population of eastern chimpanzees and due to its size and remoteness, the chimpanzees flourish. It also a place where chimpanzees and lions co-exist. Another unusual feature of the park is that it is one of the very few in Africa that must be experienced by foot.