FACTS ABOUT CHIMPANZEES
Travel Hemispheres is proud to part of the organizations
that have done much to conserve the Uganda primates.
Taking safari with us means extending hand to the survival
of chimpanzees in Uganda. Primate safaris with us are
so yielding with our experienced guides and will introduce
you tour many practical facts about the different primates.We
would like to bring to you facts about chimpanzees in
their lives.
Chimpanzees
are found in 21 countries in Africa. They used to be
found in 25 countries and it is estimated that within
20 years 10 countries will have lost all their chimpanzees.
Uganda
probably has lost 90% of its chimpanzees in the last
500 years, while the human population has increased
by 800% in the last 100 years alone.
There are
only 4950 chimpanzees left in Uganda. 94.4% of sub-counties
in Uganda have more people than all the chimpanzees
in the whole country.
Chimpanzees
and other primates can be seen in Uganda more easily
than anywhere else in the world. They already attract
many tourists and researchers that are visiting Uganda
and generate revenue.
Chimpanzees
share 98% of human genes making our closest living relative.
Chimpanzees
give birth every 4-5years and look after their infants
for 10 – 12 years before they are old enough to
survive on their own.
Chimpanzees
live in communities that split up and join again later
unlike gorillas who stay together.
Chimpanzees
have cultural differences –communities have different
life styles.
Chimpanzees
can use tools, they use rocks to crack nuts, sticks
to fish for termites, and make sponges from leaves to
soak up water for drinking from hollows in trees.
Chimpanzees
periodically organize hunts to catch monkeys or small
antelopes.
It is illegally
to kill, capture, or keep a chimpanzee in Uganda. The
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) can assist in the rescuer
of illegally held animals.
Organizations that conserve and study chimpanzees in
Uganda include;
Budongo
Forest project
Bwindi
Ape Project
Institute
for Tropical Forest Conservation.
Jane Goodall
Institute
Kibale
Chimpanzee Project
Kalinzu
Chimpanzee Project
Makerere
University Biological Field station.
Semuliki
Chimpanzee project
Wildlife
Conservation Society
Find more about Chimpanzees
Facts about Chimpanzees
Threats to Chimpanzees in Uganda
The chimpanzee Census in Uganda
National Parks
Ngamba Island Sanctuary
CHIMPANZEE SAFARIS
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Tour.
3 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Safari.
