The Chimpanzee

                                        Endangered Species Research Project
                                             The Chimpanzee
The  Chimpanzee  is  an  endangered  species. The  Chimpanzee  has  been  endangered  since  2002. The  scientific  name  for  a  Chimpanzee  is  Pan  Troglodytes.  Chimpanzee's  have  arms  longer  than  their  legs,  their  fur  is  usually   brown  or  black,  the  fur  around  the  face  goes  gray    as  they  age,  some  Chimpanzee's  even  go  bald.The  male  Chimpanzee  usually  weighs  up  to  one-hundred  fifty-four pounds,  the  female  Chimpanzee  weighs  up  to  one- hundred  sixteen  pounds.
Chimpanzee's  usually  live  in  a  pack.  Chimpanzee's  usually  prey  on  their  food.  The  Chimpanzee  is  an  omnivore  they  usually  eat  fruit,  leaves,  flowers,  seeds,  insects,  and  bird  eggs.  The  Chimpanzee  sleeps  at  night  and  is  active  during  the  day.  Chimpanzee's  are  normally  found  in  Africa  or  Congo  Basin.
Their  habitat  is  tropical  forests  of  Western  and  Central  Africa  from  Gambia  in  the  West  to  Uganda  in  the  East.  The  population  before  the  Chimpanzee's  became  endangered  is  unknown.  The  population  of  Chimpanzee's  in  the  wild  today  is  about  190,000.  The  population  of  Chimpanzee's  in  captivity  is  about  four-hundred.  Some  threats  towards  Chimpanzee's  are  destruction  due  to  human  expansion,  Commercial  trapping  for  animal  trade,  Ebola  Disease,  and  Poaching.
Thing's  that  are  being  done  to  protect  Chimpanzee's  today  are  effective  law  enforcement.  Another  thing  being  done  to  protect  Chimpanzee's  is  Governments  establish  and  manage  national  parks,  And  the  government  is  monitoring  the  Chimpanzee  population.  A  Chimpanzee's  life  span  is  up  to  forty-five  years.  When  standing  a  Chimpanzee  is  about  as  tall  as  a  six  foot  tall  man.   Chimpanzees  can  even  be  taught  to  use  basic  human  sign  language.
Females  can  give  birth  at  any  time  of  year,  to  a  single   infant  that  clings  to  it's  mother's  fur  and  later  rides  on  her  back  until  the  age  of  two.  Chimpanzees   are   humans   closest   living   relatives,   sharing   about  98   percent   of   humans  genetic   blueprint.    Humans  and  Chimps  are  thought  to  share  a  common  ancestor  who lived  some  four  to  eight  million  years  ago.  Although  Chimpanzee's  normally  walk  on  all  fours (knuckle-walking),  Chimpanzee's  can  stand  and  walk  upright.  By  swinging  from  tree  branch  to  tree  branch   they  can also  move  quite  efficiently  in  the  trees,  where  they  do most  of  their  eating.  Chimpanzee's  are  endangered  and  still  threatened  by  bush meat  hunters  and  habitat   destroyed.
                                          By: Julia Wilbur