Chimpanzee
Amazing fact
Chimpanzees chew leaves into a sponge-like wad to soak up rainwater in tree holes.
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Chimpanzees chew leaves into a sponge-like wad to soak up rainwater in tree holes.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Chimpanzee
- Scientific name
- Pan troglodytes
- Japanese name
- チンパンジー
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Hominidae
- Genus
- Pan
It lives in Africa's tropical forests and other habitats, and is genetically very close to humans.
Adults have black faces and feet, while the young are beige; young chimpanzees also have white hair on their rumps.
It uses many kinds of tools, such as fishing for termites with twigs and cracking nuts with stones.
How the Chimpanzee lives
It travels widely on the ground and in trees while searching for food. It usually feeds alone, but sometimes searches for food with others. The community comes together and also splits into smaller groups.
多摩動物公園San Diego ZooBasic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 63.5–90 cm多摩動物公園
- Weight
- males 40–60 kg, females 32–47 kg多摩動物公園
- Lifespan
- up to 59 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Leaves, fruit, insects, and occasionally small mammals多摩動物公園
- Range
- Western to central Africa多摩動物公園
Where the Chimpanzee has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- チンパンジー
- 简体中文
- 黑猩猩
- 繁體中文
- 黑猩猩
- 한국어
- 침팬지
- Español
- Chimpancé común
- Français
- Chimpanzé
- Deutsch
- Schimpanse
- Português (Brasil)
- Chimpanzé-comum
- Italiano
- Scimpanzé comune
- हिन्दी
- वनमानुष
- العربية
- شمبانزي شائع
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Simpanse biasa
- Tiếng Việt
- Tinh tinh thông thường
- Русский
- Обыкновенный шимпанзе
- Türkçe
- Bayağı şempanze
- ไทย
- ชิมแปนซี
- اردو
- چمپانزی
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — チンパンジーChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Pan troglodytesChecked: 2026-11-03
- San Diego Zoo — ChimpanzeeChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Chimpanzee, look for this
- Watch how it walks on its knuckles and the soles of its feet.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
San Diego ZooEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Chimpanzee
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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