Meet the chimpanzee, a fascinating animal, and one of our closest living relatives.
Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans. Like us, chimpanzees use technology. Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees using twigs to go “fishing” for termites by sticking them in the holes of termite mounds and eating the termites that grab the twig. Chimpanzees may use some plants as medicines…
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives. Like us, they are social animals. They have relationships with family members. They have friends and sometimes enemies. They can use tools. They learn from each other. And we continue to discover other ways they might resemble us ……
John Mitani has studied apes for decades. Learn more about what he finds interesting about our nearest living relatives.