These intelligent primates live in a variety of environments in western and central Africa. Because of the rapid deforestation of their habitats, chimpanzees are an endangered species. Baby chimpanzees have very pale skin in the areas that have no hair and a white tuft of hair on the rump. Chimpanzees have senses very similar to ours, including hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. They are capable of many expressions.
Chimpanzees have a hairless face except for a short, white beard in both male and female adults.
Some adult females become bald. Their feet have five toes, including an opposable big toe. Chimpanzees can grasp things with both their hands and their feet. SIZE Male chimpanzees are larger than the females. They forage for food in the forests during the day, eating leaves, fruit, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, tender plant shoots, and flowers.