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Chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes) |
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- Male dominated social structure
- Chimpanzees live in social groups whose members may
separate into smaller units for feeding or other purposes,
then join up again (fusion-fission)
- In the wild, chimpanzees demonstrate the widest variety
of tool use and manufacture of all the non-human great
apes
- When a female is ovulating (may become pregnant), her
genitals become large, swollen and deeper in coloration;
females may mate with different males during this time
- Females usually give birth to one infant every five
or six years
- Infants depend on their mothers until they are seven
or eight years old; daughters form strong bonds with their
mothers and may have a relationship with her mother her
entire life
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Great Ape Trust is certified by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums
