Habits -troop 25-80 group members -home range 7-8squaremile in forest -40-75 square miles in open country. -active by day and sleep in tree nests at night. -nest may be used for several nights -mainly in trees during wet season and land during dry season. -each troop has dominant male. Food and feeding -two intensive feeding periods early morning and late afternoon. -fruit of all kinds and insects and honey -most of it's water needs are supplied by the fruit it eats. -also eats meat -other mammals including blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, and baboons -killing almost always done by dominant male. -smashes head on ground and eats his fill before sharing with the rest of the troop. Breeding -year round breeding -when female comes into heat, she mates with several males. -males show no competition between themselves -females have menstrual cycle like humans. -come into estrus every 36 days, unless they are pregnant -give birth every three years, after gestation period of about 7-8 months -young chimp carried by mother for the first 5 months of it's life -dependent on mother for two years. -after 4 years old spends most of it's time with other chimps it's age.

Interesting Facts -most animal skilled with the use of tools. -use sticks as weapons and to dig out insects from their nests -chimps suffer from human diseases ie. Malaria -only animal other than humans that can identify themselves in mirrors. -height: males 5 1/2ft. females 4 1/2ft. Chimps and Man -chimps #1 threat is man -driven away when large human populations took over their habitats -trapping and hunting chimps for zoos and experimental use is highly profitable- in several parts of Africa -because they are so similar to humans, chimps have been used extensively for testing drugs