Chimpanzee

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A Common Chimpanzee.
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A Common Chimpanzee.
A Bonobo.
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A Bonobo.

Chimpanzees are great apes from Africa. They spend part of the time in trees.

[edit] Taxonomy

  • Genus: Chimpanzee (Pan)
    • Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
    • Bonobo or Pygmy Chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)

[edit] Habitat

The Common Chimpanzee lives in West and Central Africa. The Bonobo lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two species are on opposite sides of the Congo River.

[edit] Links

Look up Pan in Wikispecies, a directory of species


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