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Watch this video to learn about the Western Chimpanzee, the most critically endangered primate in the world.

The Western Chimpanzee is an endangered primate that is slowly disappearing from the wild. In this video, we'll learn about their history and why they are so critically endangered.

The western chimpanzee, or West African chimpanzee,


their are four sub species of the common chimpanzee. the central chimpanzee , the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee , and the eastern chimpanzee.

The population of the western chimpanzee once spanned from southern Senegal all the way east to the Niger River. Today, the largest populations are found in Côte d'Ivoire and in Guinea. It has been classified by the IUCN as Critically Endangered and on the Red List of Threatened Species. There are an estimated 21,300 to 55,600 individuals in the wild.

amazing facts about the western chimpanzee Western.

The Chimp has a unique behaviors never observed in any of the other subspecies of the chimpanzee. In fact, their behavior is so different from that of their fellow subspecies of chimpanzee that it has been proposed West African chimpanzees may be a distinct species in their own right. Western chimpanzees engage in an unusual rock-throwing behavior, throwing large rocks into hollow tree stumps or just against trees, presumably as some sort of primitive ritual or perhaps an early form of competitive sport. They make wooden spears to hunt other primates, use caves as homes, share plant foods with each other, and travel and forage during the night. They also submerge themselves in water and play in it to stay cool in the oppressive heat.

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Chimpanzees Diet

Chimpanzees are omnivores with a set of teeth adapted to both grinding plants and tearing flesh. the chimpanzee diet is made up of fruit, leaves. termites and ants more often than other subspecies, using tools to scoop the insects out of their nests. Chimpanzees are also known to eat tree bark, gum, honey, flowers, and algae when available.

Meat is a prized meal among chimpanzees. When they can, they will eat birds or other mammals. Researchers have recently observed a remarkable behavior where Western chimpanzees will craft a spear and stab it into a tree hole in hopes of catching a bush baby. This behavior has not been observed in any other subspecies of chimpanzee.

the normal life span of the western chimps is Many chimps in captivity have lived to well over 50; however, a more typical life expectancy for a captive chimpanzee is between 30 and 40 years. In the wild, most chimpanzees that survive their infancy will live between 15 and 25 years.

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