7 interesting facts about chimpanzees
- Chimpanzees have the knowledge of working with tools. They poke grass stems or twigs into termite or ant nests and eat the insects that cling to them. They can also break nut shells with the help of stones.
- A male chimpanzee hardly leaves the community into which he was born. However, the females frequently change her community in adolescence.
- Chimpanzees share more than 98 percent of the human DNA.
- Chimpanzees live in social communities of several dozen animals, known as troops. Hierarchies are formed by the adult males of a community, who are led by an Alpha Male.
- It has been noticed by scientists that chimps use medicinal plants to treat themselves for illness and injury.
- Though chimpanzees are quadrupedal i.e. walk on all four limbs, they can easily stand and walk upright.
- Chimpanzees use large sticks and branches as clubs or even throw them at enemies, just like humans.
