Chimpanzees Are Our Closest Cousins In The Animal Kingdom...

Normal 0 Along with gorillas, chimpanzees are our closest cousins in the animal kingdom. They belong to the same family as humans: the Hominidae family, or the "great apes." Listed as endangered by the IUCN, chimpanzees were once found in twenty-five African countries but are now extinct in at least three. In 2003, estimates put the total population at just under 300,000. Chimp populations in many of the countries are near extinction. The common chimpanzee lives in West and Central Africa,

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