![]() ![]() ![]() But the animal can also walk upright on two feet, if they want to.ħ. Chimpanzees climb and swing through trees and get around by walking on all the four legs. Whereas, captive chimps can live for above 60 years.Ħ. Usually, chimpanzees in the wild rarely live longer than 50 years. The oldest recorded chimp was Little Mamma, a captive female who was between 76 to 82 years old, when she died in 2017. Chimpanzees can catch or be infected with human diseases.ĥ. Chimpanzee Scrolling Through Instagram Feed.Ĥ. Biologists also believe that humans, chimps, and bonobos shared a common ancestor, millions of years ago. Chimps are one of only two species in the genus, Pan, the other being the bonobo and we are closely related to both the species. By now, we all know, that the animal represents one of our closest living relatives. As we celebrate World Chimpanzee Day 2020 on July 14, here we bring you some interesting and lesser-known facts about the chimps, to celebrate humankind’s closest living relative.ġ. The reason, this date was chosen was because, Jane Goodall, the primatologist who is considered to be world’s foremost experts on chimps, first stepped foot in the now Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, to study wild chimpanzees in 1960. To honour humankind’s closest living relative, World Chimpanzee Day is celebrated on July 14. Interesting, right? Just like us, they use tools to achieve their goals, laugh with one another and also form social groups. Humans share between 95 and 98 percent of DNA with them. They are said to be one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. ![]() Chimpanzees are one of the four types of great ape that include bonobos, gorillas and orangutans. ![]()
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