Where Are Chimps Native to?

What is the chimpanzee? Chimpanzees are great apes found across central and West Africa. Along with bonobos, they are our closest living relatives, sharing 98.7 percent of our genetic blueprint. Humans and chimps are also thought to share a common ancestor who lived some seven to 13 million years ago.

Are chimpanzees only found in Africa?

Chimpanzees are one of four types of “great ape.” The great apes are: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans. Wild chimpanzees only live in Africa. Humans and chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of the same DNA.

What is a chimpanzee's IQ?

A variety of cognitive research on chimpanzees places their estimated IQ between 20 and 25, around the average for a human toddler whose brain is...