Chimpanzees
Tension at Gombe
In his latest blog entry, Dr. Deus Mjungu, Gombe Stream Research Center’s director of chimpanzee research, writes of tracking two chimpanzees at Gombe National Park.
Learning
Young chimps learn how to use tools from watching and imitating others.
Chimpanzees Make & Use Tools
Jane Goodall made revolutionay findings when she first started observing wild chimpanzee behavior in Gombe,
How Can We Save Them?
How can we even try to save the chimpanzees and forests if the people are so obviously struggling to survive? - Dr. Goodall.
Learn about JGI's efforts to protect wild chimpanzees through
Early Days
What was Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve like when Dr. Jane Goodall first arrived, and how did she get there?
Researching Wild Chimpanzees
Because chimpanzees are so biologically and socially similar to humans, they offer us a great deal of insights into our evolutionary past, as well as into our future. As we observe and document the world of chimpanzees, we learn more about our own behaviors and social patterns, our impact on the ecosystem, and even our ability to spread disease.
Fast Facts
10 Things to Know About Chimpanzees
- Chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives. In fact, humans and chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of the same DNA!
- Chimpanzees make and use tools. In fact, they use more tools for more purposes than any other creature except human beings. Visit the video page to watch videos of tool use at Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
Chimpanzees & Bushmeat: 101
Raising awareness is a powerful means
State of the Wild Chimpanzee
We stand on the threshold of a future without chimpanzees in the wild.
The IUCN/World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species says each of the species of African great apes – chimpanzees, gorillas, and bonobos – as endangered. African apes are largely confined to the relatively intact forests of Equatorial Africa as their last remaining stronghold. Chimpanzees are likely extinct in 4 of their 25 range countries (Gambia, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin).
