Chimpanzee Somewhere today the acrobatic chimpanzee jumps from limb to limb on the tall trees of Africa. Chimpanzees have brown and black hair over their skin. They have no tail, but still have lots of hair. They have very short thumbs but can still walk on them. They can walk on two feet sometimes.
Chimpanzees are members of the primate family.
Chimpanzees live in the eastern, western, and northern parts of Africa. They also live in rain forests and woodlands and forests. Most chimps hate rain, but they live in rainforests. They usually travel in a group of about 20 chimps. Lots of them live in Zaire and by River Zaire.