Since the first days of human thought into their beginnings, chimpanzees have played a vital role in showing who we were. The chimpanzee, one of the great apes, makes it home in the forests of Central and West Africa. Their long arms and legs adapt them for living in such regions as lowland jungles and mountainous regions. Humans are classified in the order Primates, and family Hominade. Within this family, human beings, our nearest living relatives, the African apes, are also placed. Though in some classification standards, apes are placed in the family Pongidae.
The defining characteristic of Hominids is their ability to walk bipedally, using two feet and walking upright. This form of movement lead to many adaptations within the Hominids skeleton. There are notable c
Other notable similarities between us and the primates, specifically the chimps is the use of an opposable digit, a thumb. The thumb allows for grasping tools and food. This proves to be a vital asset when chimps go out hunting for prey. Chimps also resemble humans socially and in their actions. After Jane Goodall showed the world what chimps were like, we saw that they act like us. The chimps stay together in packs ranging from two to fifty. The men guard and protect the pack from rival packs. In their hunting technique they were seen pushing the prey into a trap, something very smart on their part. All this sounds very much human-like, but then they also were seen making tools. Chimps used basic tools and twigs to catch ants and eat them. They used a rock to smash nuts.
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