![]() ![]() Chimpanzees are classified as endangered in the wild.Chimpanzees travel mostly on the ground but will mostly feed in trees during the day and make a new nest every night in the forest canopy to sleep. ![]() On average females will have about three offspring during their lifetime. Females tend to remain close to their mothers during adolescence, becoming mature at age 11 but only beginning to breed at age 13-14. Chimpanzee infants are completely dependent on their mothers until about five years of age. When males are between the ages of 8-12 years, or adolescence, they will increase their independence and spend more time in the company of adult males.Females tend to live a more solitary life than the males, often choosing to spend much of their time alone with their offspring. Chimpanzees live in fluid social groups consisting of a core of multiple females and dominant related males, whom are highly territorial and will routinely patrol their home boundaries.Chimpanzees behave in a way indicationg that they feel empathy.Chimpanzees have been shown to have their own individual personalities.Infants have a white tail tuft and pink to brown facial skin, which darkens by adulthood. Both genders often have short white beards. ![]()
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