Chimpanzee+Period+5


 * Research:**

1. **Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?)** Chimps live from the east coast of Africa to Tanzania, primarily in a belt of rainforest along the equator.

The three chimp subspecies are the Central Chimpanzee, Longhair chimpanzee, and western chimpanzee.
 * Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal**

1. Chimps have black hair. 2. They have pinkish to black skin. 3. Infants have a white tail tuft, which disappears by early adulthood. 4. They have opposable thumbs. 5. They have opposable big toes. 6. Adults weigh between 80 and 115 pounds. 7. Four feet tall when they stand up right. 8. They live up to 50 years in the wild. 9. Females are slightly smaller than males. 10. Infants have very pale skin.
 * Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal**

2. **Where and why is your animal endangered? Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats)** Our animal lives only in central Africa and is endangered everywhere it lives. It is endangered due to habitat loss along the African rain forest belt because of deforestation. It is also endangered from the bush meat trade, which is illegal hunting for food.

The chimpanzee is endangered solely due to anthropogenic reasons. Mainly due to habitat loss, live animal trade, and poaching.
 * Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered**

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment 203,000 chimps in the wild.

3. **Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held.** Shanghai Zoo, Los Angeles zoo

Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3)
 * 4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation** Jane Goodall, The Jane Goodall Institute, ChimpanZoo, Ngamba Island Sanctuary, Project Primate, Inc.- Chimpanzee Conservation Center

Jane Goodall setup zoos and institutions all over the world to help the chimps as well as doing groundbreaking research on the chimps. Ngamba Island is a sanctuary for adult chimps
 * Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population**
 * Photos**

http://flickr.com/photos/dbarronoss/2189568494/sizes/s/ Dbarronoss photoscribe http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictoscribe/1377248148/ rednut http://www.flickr.com/photos/rednut/498543613/sizes/s/ ginger mehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/richardsonpilot/2377923579/ pilotson
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 * Videos

Bibliography (All Resources Used)** -www.janegoodal.org -Chimpanzee, Randal L Susman, World book -Brittanica Online, Chimpanzee subspecies -Pictures sited next to him