Topic: Chimpanzee

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Subject area:	Nature
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Running head : Chimpanzees Species
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Chimpanzees are ape species that are found in various parts of the
world commonly in Africa . The common Chimpanzee (pan troglodytes ) is
found in West and Central Africa regions . The other type of the
chimpanzee is referred to as (Pygmy chimpanzee ) or the Bonobo , which are
found in the Congo , forests regions in the Democratic republic of Congo .
River Congo provides a bound between these two species .
The chimpanzees , gorillas belong to the family of the Hominidae .The
chimpanzee resembles human , as it is very close in physical and
psychological characteristics . In its scientific classification the
chimpanzee belongs to the kingdom of animalia , phylum- chordata ,
class-mammalian , order-primates , family-hominidae , subfamily-hominae ,
tribe-homini , subtribe-panina , Genus-pan (Waal , 1982 .
There are two distinct species common chimpanzee also called (pan
troglodytes ) and the pygmy chimpanzee also called the Bonobo (pan
paniscus . They are mostly found in regions in central Africa and some
parts of Western Africa . The Bonobo species are referred to as pan
paniscus are mostly found in the Democratic Republic of Congo . Bonobo
has characteristics equally resembling that of human beings .
The Bonobo chimpanzee is an endangered species since it is discovery
by Ernst Scha-warz , an atomist from Germany in 1929 . The Bonobo have
longer legs than other species , it has small head . Its face is black
with pink lips , its ears are small and its head has long hair . The
female species breasts are prominent and not flat chested like the
females of the other species .
In its movements the Bonobo is capable of walking in an upright
position for quite sometime just like human beings . The chimpanzee
psychological characteristic is closely associated with human attributes
like showing kindness , being patient offering the companionship . The
male chimpanzees have been observed to be more hostile to the other
males belonging to different communities . The male chimpanzee is
capable of attacking another male . The Bonobo chimpanzee 's shows
different forms of behaviours where male and female show relations that
are more sexually oriented unlike the other species (Diamond , 2003 .
In their habitation the Bonobo chimpanzee occupies areas , which are
different from the other chimpanzees , mostly in the side of the Congo
River . They inhabit areas that are vegetative in their natural form ,
where they live peacefully in large families . The female forms the
largest members of the Bonobo chimpanzee family , sexual relation
occupies a very important position in the Bonobo species .
The Bonobo chimpanzee maintains sexual relationship within the family
it also extends it outside the community . These sexual relations
involve the older members and also the young generations but it excludes
female adults with their sons . When food is in its abundance the Bonobo
engages in sexual relations that involve all the members of the family .
The Bonobo have a lower rate of reproduction compared to the other
chimpanzee species . The female has the ability of bearing a young one
within the period of four to six years . This suggestion is however
refuted by some...

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