Infants, captured after their mothers are killed, are sold as pets, for entertainment and for biomedical research. Many infants die in the process, as do group members who try to sa ve them, while others soon perish from shock, malnutrition, and injuries sustained during capture. This similarity leads to others. While relations b etween neighboring communities are sometimes hostile, enduring bonds develop between family members. They express emotions similar to ours such as joy, sadness, fear, despair, and love.
Chimpanzees kiss, embrace, groom each other, and use tools and weap ons.
They are capable of rational thought, simple problem solving, planning for the future, communicating with abstract symbols, and understanding the needs of others. The Institute is dedicated to the conservation of wild chimp anzees and their habitat to improving the lives of captive chimpanzees, and to increasing the public's awareness about such critical issues. You can join in our efforts to help save chimpanzees by becoming a member of the Jane Goodall Institute. Consider becoming further involved by supporting an orphaned chimpanzee at one of our sanctuaries through the Chimpanzee Guardian Program. Shoots seem new and weak, but to reach the light they can break open brick walls.