THE CHIMPANZEEBY BEN KOLBE

Mating

• When a male wants to mate, he shakes a tree branch or displays his erect penis to a female.• If a female's interested in a male, she'll put her swollen bottom right

up in his face• But his aggression is wasted. A few seconds after a male mounts a

female from behind, the deed is already done.

Pregnancy

• Female chimpanzees are pregnant for about 8.5-9 months • The mother cares for the child• It is delivered just like a human delivers

Offspring

• Yes, it get raised by both parents, but the mother is usually with the new-born• Baby chimps are usually born one at a time, twins are very rare• Most, if not all, of an infant’s care rests solely with the mother. It is

the mother who nurses, grooms, carries, and protects the infant from danger that can occur both in and out of the group. This investment from the mother allows the infant to receive support and care throughout its life along with knowledge and skills that help it to survive. This substantial amount of care lasts through infancy, adolescence, and even into adulthood.

FUN FACTS!!!

• The length of an adult chimpanzee measures around 1.7 meters (5.6 feet).• The weight of these animals measure around 70 kg (150 lb).• The males are known to be slightly greater in comparison to the females.• The arms of chimpanzees are longer as compared to its legs.• When these chimps extend their arms they half times the length of their own body.• The common chimpanzees are larger and chubby in comparison to the Bonobo. However, the later species have longer

limbs.• The chimpanzees employ their long robust arms to climb on trees.• These wild animals employ all two legs and two arms to walk on ground which is often called knuckle-walking. Unlike

orangutans, the chimp’s feet are perfectly adaptable for walking on ground due to the broader soles and shorter toes.• The common chimpanzee has proportionately shorter upper limbs and is less frequently seen to walk upright than

Bonobo.• These species can be easily recognized for their dark coats, hand pals, fingers, hairless sole-feet, and the face.• The chimpanzees have no tail.

• Video: http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/planet-earth/videos/chimpanzees/