Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes

Chimpanzees – a relationship cannot be denied

Distribution area
Tropical Central and West Africa

Living space
Tropical rain forests, tree and grass savannas

Way of living
The animals tramp about hordes where as the composition and size of the horde can be very different. There exists an order of precedence among the animals.

Food
Most of all fruit, leaves, sprouts, nuts, eggs, insects, small and middle-sized mammals they have hunted by themselves

Propagation
Puberty with the age of 8-12 years, pregnancy approx. 225 days, mostly 1 young one

Body size
Weight: male: approx. 70 kg, female: approx. 50 kg
Size: male: max. 1,70 mtr

Maximum age
More than 55 years in human care

Live stock / Protection status
In some regions already died out, being subject to the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.