

They are strong species that weigh four times stronger than a human of a similar size.They sometimes become aggressive but when they are attacked, the male chimpanzees can plan and execute attacks on other chimpanzees hence causing injuries and fatalities.The greatest record which was done on the oldest chimpanzees to live but as captive female was between 76 to 82 years’ old which unfortunately died in 2017.

They have body emotions similar to what we call pleasure, joy, boredom, anger, grief, sorrow and depression.Chimpanzees are water lovers but cannot swim because of their structure and density of their bodies.They are human likes which use facial expressions to bring emotions.Younger chimpanzees start moving for short distances at the month of 8.Females are good in providing food for their younger ones, protection, warmth as well as teaching them certain skills.Female chimpanzees commonly mate with males while in their community whereas male chimpanzees consist large testicles for sperm competition.They use around 30 different vocalisations to communicate and the loudest are pant hoot, which are used for long distance call for social reason.Female Chimpanzees start reproduction at the age of 13 and can give birth at any time of the year.They prefer climbing, swinging on the tree branches and walking on all four legs.They prefer using tools than any other creature except humans.They feed on fruits, seeds, blossoms, nuts, leaves and insects.They have black hair when they are not yet old but when they become older the hair turns into brown.They have a lifespan of 50 years well as captive chimpanzees can live more than 60 years.They live in variety of habitants such as the dry savannah, montane forest, swamp forest as well as dry woodland savannah.Chimpanzees have a rounded exciting face with forwarding face eyes, small nose, rounded non-lobed ears, a long mobile upper lip and in adult males and sharp canine teeth.They have long fingers with short thumbs, flat fingernails and the feet are adapted for grasping with big toe.


Above all, chimpanzees are native species to the continent of Africa. They live in Uganda’s tropical rainforest of Kibale Forest national park capital of primates, Budongo forest in Murchison Falls national park Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, boosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds, a park is bisected by the Victoria Nile which plunges 45meter over the remnant rift valley wall and the final event in an 80kilomters stretch of rapids, Kalinzu forest and Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park the most visited Uganda national park because of the rare tree-climbing lions and chimpanzees species among others. Chimpanzee Facts: Chimpanzee species are the most delightful apes said to share genes 98% than to any other living creature.
