CHIMPANCE
Generalidades
Nombre científico: Pan
troglodytes
Clase: Mammalia
Orden: Primates
Familia: Hominidae
Alimentación: Omnívoro; se
alimentan de vegetales, por
ejemplo: frutas, raíces, tubérculos,
cortezas, hojas, miel, etc. y
complementada con insectos,
pequeños vertebrados, huevos y
mamíferos de tamaño medio.
Hábitat: África Tropical
Camada: 1 cría
Gestación: 8 meses
Longevidad: 60 años
Situación actual: En peligro crítico
Distribución Geográfica: bosques tropicales del continente africano
Descripción Central
Los chimpancés, son mamíferos sociales y viven en
grupos de 20 a 150 miembros, entre varios machos,
hembras, jóvenes y crías; sin embargo, la mayor parte
del tiempo se desplazan en pequeños grupos. Son
animales arbóreos y terrestres, pasando la misma
cantidad de tiempo sobre los árboles que sobre el suelo
y adaptan sus nidos en los árboles para dormir durante
la noche.
Los machos tienen un peso de entre 40 y 70 kg y con una altura de 1.60 m
aproximadamente. En las hembras, el peso oscila entre 32 a 50 kg y con una altura de
1.20 m
Tienen brazos largos y sus piernas son cortas, por lo que pueden
caminar tanto en cuatro patas como erguidos; con sus brazos
pueden balancearse pasando de rama en rama; a esta habilidad se
le llama braquiación.
Poseen pelo color negro en todo su cuerpo, excepto el área facial
y las palmas de manos y pies.
En cuanto a la alimentación, su dieta es principalmente vegetariana, aunque pueden
comer algo de carne. Poseen técnicas de caza sorprendentes para capturar a otros
primates como el colobo. Sus depredadores principales son leopardos, cocodrilos y
serpientes, pero su mayor amenaza es el ser humano.
Las hembras pueden dar a luz en cualquier época del
año, generalmente a un solo bebé que se agarra al pelaje de
su madre y se transporta sobre su espalda hasta la edad de
dos años. Las hembras alcanzan la edad reproductiva a los
13 años, mientras que los machos no se consideran adultos
hasta que tienen 16 años.
Estos simios son muy inteligentes, porque tienen gran capacidad de aprendizaje y
pueden realizar tareas básicas que sirven de apoyo para el ser humano. Tienen la
habilidad de poder imitar y aprender de sus errores. Al igual que los humanos, estos
pierden pelo conforme envejecen, formando calvicies y produciendo canas.
Los chimpancés se encuentran en peligro debido a la
expansión humana que conlleva a la destrucción de su
hábitat natural. También son requeridos por su carne y
para la realización de experimentos científicos,
especialmente en pruebas de medicamentos y
maquillajes, debido a la compatibilidad de
características que tienen con las personas.
CHIMPANCE
General information
Scientific name: Pan troglodytes
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Diet: Omnivorous; they feed on
vegetables, for example: fruits,
roots, tubers, bark, leaves, honey,
etc. and complemented with
insects, small vertebrates, eggs
and medium-sized mammals.
Habitat: Tropical Africa
Litter: 1 calf
Gestation: 8 months
Longevity: 60 years
Current status: Critically endangered
Geographical distribution: tropical forests of the African continent.
Central Description
Chimpanzees are social mammals and live in groups of
20 to 150 members, including several males, females,
young and offspring; however, most of the time they
move in small groups. They are arboreal and terrestrial
animals, spending the same amount of time on trees as
on the ground and adapt their nests in trees to sleep
during the night.
Males have a weight between 40 and 70 kg and a height
of 1.60 m approximately. In females, the weight ranges
between 32 to 50 kg and a height of 1.20 m.
They have long arms and short legs, so they can walk both on all
fours and upright; with their arms they can swing from branch to
branch; this ability is called brachiation.
They have black hair all over their body, except for the facial area
and the palms of their hands and feet.
As for food, their diet is mainly vegetarian, although they may eat some meat. They
have amazing hunting techniques to capture other primates such as the colobus.
Their main predators are leopards, crocodiles and snakes, but their biggest threat is
humans.
Females can give birth at any time of the year, usually
to a single baby that clings to its mother's fur and is carried
on her back until it is two years old. Females reach
reproductive age at 13 years, while males are not
considered adults until they are 16 years old.
These apes are very intelligent, because they have a great capacity for learning and can
perform basic tasks that support humans. They have the ability to imitate and learn from
their mistakes. Like humans, they lose hair as they age, forming bald patches and
producing gray hair.
Chimpanzees are endangered due to human expansion
leading to the destruction of their natural habitat. They
are also required for their meat and for scientific
experiments, especially in drug and makeup testing,
due to the compatibility of characteristics they have
with people.
EXPOSICION:
The Chimpanzees are arboreal and terrestrial animals
These chimpanzees are very intelligent, because they have a great capacity for
learning, they have the ability to imitate and learn from their mistakes.
They have black hair all over their body, except for the facial area and the palms
of their hands and feet.
They have long arms and short legs
The males have a weight of 70 kg and a height is of 1.60 m approximately. In
females, the weight is of 50 kg and the height of 1.20 m.
They live in the tropical forests of Africa, in groups of 20 to 150 members
The chimpanzees are omnivorous animals because they feed on plants, fruits,
insects and small animals.
The females can reproduce at the age of 13 years and have only one baby.
The Chimpanzees are endangered because of habitat destruction, hunting for
scientific experiments in drug and make-up testing
OPTIONAL
These chimpanzees are very intelligent, because they have a great capacity for
learning, they have the ability to imitate and learn from their mistakes.
Protegiendo la naturaleza y habitad, no talando arboles
Tienen el cuerpo similar de los humanos
Tienen pelos en todo su cuerpo
Protecting nature and habitat, not cutting down trees.
They have the similar body of humans
They have hair all over their body
