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However, similarities also exist among the feet of many different terrestrial vertebrates. The paw of the dog, the hoof of the horse, the manus (forefoot) and pes (hindfoot) of the elephant, and the foot of the human all share some common features of structure, organization and function. Their foot structures function as the load-transmission ...
Chimpanzee hand (left) compared to human hand. Chimpanzee bodies are covered by coarse hair, except for the face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. Chimpanzees lose more hair as they age and develop bald spots. The hair of a chimpanzee is typically black but can be brown or ginger.
Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms (88 and 143 pounds). Males can measure up to 145 centimetres (57 inches) and females up to 120 centimetres (47 inches) in height. The chimpanzee's body is covered with coarse black hair, except for the face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet.
English: Comparison of size of adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and adult human. This image assumes a height of 1.75 m for the human and 1.2 m for the chimpanzee.
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 ...
This is a list of large extant primate species (excluding humans) that can be ordered by average weight or height range.There is no fixed definition of a large primate, it is typically assessed empirically. [1]
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A chimpanzee's testicles are unusually large for its body size, with a combined weight of about 4 oz (110 g) compared to a gorilla's 1 oz (28 g) or a human's 1.5 ounces (43 g). This relatively great size is generally attributed to sperm competition due to the polygynandrous nature of chimpanzee mating behaviour .