Chimps stay mainly in trees during the wet season and on the ground when it is dry. The chimp has two intensive feeding periods every day, early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Fruits of all kinds make up the majority of the chimpanzee s diet. It will also eat insects and honey. It gets most of the water it needs from fruit.
Breeding takes place year round.
When one of the females in the group comes into season, she will mate with several different males. The males show no signs of competition between themselves. Female chimpanzees have menstrual cycles much like humans, and come into estrus every 36 days unless they are pregnant. They give birth about every three years, after a gestation period of seven to eight months. The young chimp is carried everywhere for its first five months, and is dependent on its mother for two years.