Monkeys
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Endangered Rainforest Species: Gibbons
Gibbons—16 species of them—swing by their long arms from tree to rainforest tree throughout southeastern Asia, from northeastern India across southernmost China and south through Malaysia and the islands of…
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Endangered Rainforest Species : Chimps And Bonobos
People tend to think of the chimpanzee as being a cute, and rather small, humanlike animal. That misconception is no doubt owed to the fact that baby and juvenile chimps…
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Endangered Rainforest Species: Orangutan
Orangutans are the large—males can reach 5 feet (1.5m) in stature, and 250 pounds (114kg) in weight—red-haired ape of Asia. (Some isolated populations have dark gray or black hair.) The…
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Mountain Gorilla
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. Its natural range in the highlands of east-central Africa consists of two relatively small areas, a factor…
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What Do Chimps Eat?
Unlike other apes such as gorillas and orangutans which are almost entirely herbivorous (plant-eating), chimps are classified as omnivores. This means that, like humans, they eat a variety of plant…
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Map: Where Do Chimps Live?
Further Information About Chimps Where Do Chimps Live? What Do Chimps Eat? Video Chimps Making And Using Tools
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Where Do Chimps Live?
The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus, which is now considered by some scientists to be a separate species of ape and not a chimp at all) inhabit…
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