

They have been adopted and trained chimpanzees seen doing home activities such as cleaning, having a cup of tea together with their family, dressed up and imitating one’s behaviors. Chimpanzees are the only creatures that are easily adopted, trained, and they learn fast. Facts about chimpanzees in NyungweĬhimpanzees are among the intelligent creatures in the world and they may be the second to humans according to the research. That is why coming earlier is advisable so that you maximize your experience. When you come for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park you may see chimpanzees in their nests if you come early. They also use tree leaves, wigs to build up a nest in the top of trees where it is not easy to find them. The teeth help them in scaring way the competitors and enemies, but also tearing so fast and easy the prey like other small primates, rodents, and some birds.Ĭhimpanzees intelligently defend their territory and they never stay or spend a long time in one place.

Chimpanzees in Nyungwe national park are sometimes found using leaves to clean themselves.Ĭhimpanzees have also developed a physical adaptation of long and sharp canine teeth. This opposable finger helps them in the feeding also like holding the stone while breaking nuts, holding sticks while harvesting honey, also using sticks while having termites from the mound. This allows them to grasp or grip the branches. For example, some animal species and their adaptations include webbed feet by aquatic birds, hump by Carmel, and changing colors by Chameleon.Ĭhimpanzees have developed physically in their adaptation such as having four fingers and a short opposable thumb. In Nyungwe National Park, the first predator of Ruwenzori Colobus monkeys is chimpanzees.Īdaptation is described as behaviors or physical characteristics that are developed by living things in the purpose of surviving in the given environment. They also feed on termites, ants, honey and beyond that, chimpanzees are carnivores. Chimpanzees are mostly found in the area with plenty of fruits, as most of the time, they feed on fruits and leaves. They are only found in Nyungwe national park (tropical mountainous rain forest) in the Southwest of Rwanda. They are found in Central Africa and West African forests in Rwanda. The chimpanzees occupy a different kind of habitats, such as forests, grasslands, deciduous woodland, and mountainous regions. Chimpanzees are very closely related to human beings, as it was said, chimpanzees share with humans 98% of similarities. Did you know that chimpanzees are in the same family together with Gorillas and humans! The family which they all share is Hominidae. Chimpanzees are among the intelligent animals after humans on the earth and chimpanzees are apes. There are facts that describe well the behavior of chimpanzees, how related to human behaviors and what we share in common. Chimpanzees in Nyungwe are easy to trek because they are well habituated. This is the only ancient forest that managed to stay green during the ice age. Chimpanzees in Nyungwe are endangered primate species that are only found in Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda as the oldest tropical mountain rain forest. Rwanda is one of the countries that make it easy to trek primates such as mountain gorillas and chimpanzee but trekking mountain Gorilla is the popular activity which is also somehow expensive compared to other activities.įor primate lovers who can’t afford mountain gorilla trekking, they can do chimpanzee trekking instead. Chimpanzees in Nyungwe National Park are an amazing primate species that have different behaviors and ways they adapt to their habitat in the forests.
