Thinkabara🐒 Chimpanzee Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The chimpanzee is a plant- and meat-eating mammal that lives in Africa. Chimpanzees are among our closest animal relatives.
🐒 Chimpanzee fact file
- Scientific name
- Pan troglodytes
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- Africa
- Habitat
- Rainforests and woodlands of central and west Africa
- Diet
- Omnivore (plants and meat) — Fruit, leaves, seeds, insects and sometimes meat
- Size
- About 3 to 5½ feet tall when standing
- Weight
- About 70–130 lb
- Life span
- About 40 years
- Status
- Endangered
📏 A chimpanzee is about the size of a 10-year-old — but several times stronger.
⭐ 5 fun facts about chimpanzees
- Chimpanzees are among our closest animal relatives.
- They use tools — like poking a stick into a termite mound to “fish” for termites.
- Chimps live in communities and groom each other to stay friends.
- They talk to each other with hoots, screams, faces and gestures.
- Chimps build sleeping nests high in the trees.
Where do chimpanzees live?
Wild chimpanzees are found in Africa. Rainforests and woodlands of central and west Africa. If you want to see one in the United States, visit an accredited zoo or aquarium.
What do chimpanzees eat?
Chimpanzees are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals. Their menu: fruit, leaves, seeds, insects and sometimes meat.
Is the chimpanzee endangered?
Status: Endangered. That means there are few left in the wild and it needs protection to survive. You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Chimpanzee quiz
How do chimpanzees catch termites?
What kind of eater is the chimpanzee?
What kind of animal is the chimpanzee?
On which continent can you find wild chimpanzees?
✏️ Write about the chimpanzee
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a chimpanzee one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the chimpanzee in its habitat:
Chimpanzee questions kids ask
Where do chimpanzees live?
Chimpanzees live in Africa. Their habitat: Rainforests and woodlands of central and west Africa.
What do chimpanzees eat?
Chimpanzees are omnivores (plants and meat). They eat: Fruit, leaves, seeds, insects and sometimes meat.
How big is a chimpanzee?
About 3 to 5½ feet tall when standing. Weight: About 70–130 lb. A chimpanzee is about the size of a 10-year-old — but several times stronger.
How long do chimpanzees live?
About 40 years.
Is the chimpanzee endangered?
Its conservation status is: Endangered. That means there are few left in the wild and it needs protection to survive.
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