Fact 1
Chimpanzees get their name from the Bantu words Kivili-Chimpenze, which translates as ‘creatures that look human’. They possess senses similar to humans including sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch.
Fact 2
They are very intelligent animals and use different tools such as rocks, twigs and sticks to communicate with each other as well as to crack foods that have hard outer skins or shells. They understand the human language and use calls and sounds, body language and facial expressions when communicating.
Fact 3
Chimpanzees are omnivores. They eat nuts, seeds, frits, leaves, blossoms as well as insects, eggs and meat of small animals.
A British UN Messenger of Peace.
Are the only animals that have a DNA profile that is almost 98% similar to humans.
Are ‘prosimians’ or ‘pre-primates’ that translates roughly as ‘before monkeys’
Are known to be highly intelligent and capable primates and are not considered as apes, prosimians, or humans.
Have a stocky but powerful built and can weigh up to about 3,500 lbs to 6,000 lbs when fully grown.
Are mostly semi-aquatic animals that belong to the same family as badgers, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
Are large scavenging birds of prey having weak claws and bald heads which feed mainly on carcasses of deal animals.
Are small arboreal mammals related to weasels, skunks and raccoons and belonging to the Ailuridae family.
Belong to the family Giraffidae and are easily recognizable because of their tall profile and long neck.