Interesting Facts
Chimps and humans share about 98% of their gene.
Female chimps weigh about 100 pounds, males about 150.
Chimps are 7 times stronger than men.
Chimpanzees live in communities of up to 150 members. Usually there is a male leader.
Chimps live about 50-60 years.
Chimpanzees are vulnerable to many human diseases, like measles, influenza, hepatitis B,
ringworm and cold sores.
Chimpanzees are both terrestrial and arboreal, spending most of the day on the ground and
diurnally feeding after sunset.