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Welcome to the page about Apes. The ape is part of a family of monkey-like animals which include the gibbon, orang-utan, chimpanzee, and gorilla. This page has information on the chimpanzee.

Animal Questions	Animal Information
Description (Chimpanzee)	This monkey-like ape lacks a tail and facial hair. Infants are born with pinkish skin, which blackens with maturity. The body hair is black or brown. Generally, they have forward-directed eyes, gripping hands and feet,opposable thumbs, and big toes. They tend to have nails rather than claws, with gripping pads on the ends of the digits, all adaptations to the arboreal climbing mode of life.
How big does this animal get?	The female: head and body length ranging from 28-38 inches. The male: head and body length ranges from 30-36 inches
When full grown how much does this animal weigh?	Up to 196 pounds
Where does this animal live? Habitat	Chimpanzees live high in the tropical, humid forests of deciduous woodland or mixed savanna. Their appearance in open areas depends on access to evergreen fruit-producing forests.
What does this animal eat?	60%of their diet consists of fruits and leaves 30% consists of other vegetation, such as seeds, stems, bark, insects, honey, buds, and blossoms. 10% of their diet, consisting mainly of ants and termites.
Where does this animal get their food?	The tropical rain forests
How long does this animal live?
How does this animal move?	Chimps are well known for "knuckle-walking," which is their main method of travel
Predators
Other Information	The earliest known ape is believed to have lived 20 million yeas ago in Uganda.

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References

 

http://www.bev.net/education/SeaWorld/

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/oz/zoo/