About Chimpanzees
by Samantha Christine Albers
November 15, 2011
by Samantha Christine Albers
November 15, 2011
Chimpanzees are apes that are in the primate order along with humans and monkeys. Primates have two arms, two legs, ten fingers and ten toes. Their scientific name is Pan Troglodytes. Chimpanzees do the “knuckle walk”; they curl their fingers and lean on its knuckles while walking on all fours.
An adult chimp can grow to be 3 to 4 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds. They live about 45 years. Chimpanzees live in central and western Africa and are found in tropical rain forests and grasslands. The rain forests are hot and wet, and chimps like to stay and swing in trees.
Chimpanzees are omnivores; they eat meat and plants. Some examples of their food are seeds, fruit, leaves, eggs, and insects. They use tools like rocks and sticks to get food.
Chimpanzees communicate with facial expressions, movement, and sounds like the “pant-hoot”. I think it is neat that when they are scared, they look like they’re happy.
Chimpanzees are really cool to learn about and are great animals.
I so liked learning some new things about chimpanzees from your report, Samantha. They seem like fun and smart animals. You did a great job telling about them. I love the picture - it looks like the chimp is talking! Love, GramE (heart)
ReplyDeleteI can tell you learned a lot of things while you were researching chimpanzees, Samantha. You did a great job of writing your report. And that picture at the end is pretty cute. :)
ReplyDeleteLove, Grandma
Good job Sam I learned a lot about chimpanzees from your report !
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