Chimps
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Chimps are smart. Just people are smarter than chimps.
Chimps live in Africa.
A chimp has thin, black hair on its skin.
A chimp has long arms. Its arms are much longer than its legs. They do not have tails. |
Chimps have thumbs, just like we do. Thumbs make it easy to grip things.
Chimps eat different sorts of food. They eat fruit, leaves and bugs.
Chimps eat different sorts of food. They eat fruit, leaves and bugs.
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They can work together to hunt small animals. They can hunt monkeys.
They can work together to hunt small animals. They can hunt monkeys.
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They can make and use tools. This chimp is using a twig to get bugs.
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They can crack nuts with rocks.
Chimps can find things funny and they can feel sad.
A chimp can grip things with its feet. Its big toe is just like our thumb.
A chimp can stand, but it likes to move on its hands and feet.
A baby chimp needs its mum. Mums carry the baby chimps and feed them milk.
When a chimp gets bigger it can ride on its mum's back. The baby chimp still drinks mum's milk but starts to eat food too.