![]() Chimpanzees take seeds and berries from stems with their mouths and select fruits and flowers with their hands while feeding. Chimpanzee Trekking in CongoĬhimpanzees in Congo and chimps in general are omnivorous, eating plants, fruits, leaves, buds, petals, flowers, seeds, insects, and hunting small mammals such as monkeys and bushbucks. Because they are rapid climbers, they make their nests high in the trees by bending tree branches, filling tree edges with twigs, and building a platform. They also have an 8-month gestation period, give birth every 4 to 5 years, and have one kid who stays with its mother until it is around 3 years old. Female chimps have an oestrus cycle that lasts around 34 to 35 days, during which they endure physical changes such as pink, naked, and swollen skin on the bottom. Chimpanzees live in groups of 30 to 80 individuals, with men, females, and young ones, and they have a life span of 50 years in the wild and up to 60 years in captivity.įacts about Sexual Reproduction of Chimpanzees in Congo.Ĭhimpanzees reach sexual maturity between the ages of 8 and 12 years. Male chimps weigh roughly 150 pounds, while females range between 110 and 115 pounds. Physical Characteristics of Chimpanzees in Congoĭuring your chimpanzee trekking safari in Congo, you will notice that the chimpanzees in Congo have long black hair on their bodies, long arms and hands that allow them to pick up items, short legs, and no tail. Here are some interesting facts about chimpanzees in Congo ![]() Chimpanzees in Congo can be sighted during your Congo Safari Tours, in most of the equatorial forests in national parks such as Virunga National Park in Goma and Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Bukavu. Chimpanzees are more closely linked to humans than to gorillas in terms of biology. ![]() ![]() Chimpanzees and humans share 95 to 98 percent of their DNA. Facts About Chimpanzees in Congo – Congo Safari Toursįacts about Chimpanzees in Congo : Chimpanzees are one of four different kinds of “great apes.” Chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are examples of large apes. ![]()
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