Kristina Marsh
Chimpanzee- I see you looking at me, looking at you!
CHIMPANZEES
The very mention of the word Chimpanzee brings a smile to people's faces and our lot are guaranteed to put you in a bright, breezy mood.
Even before you see them you'll hear them. They can make a bit of a racket! To those who don't know them, they can sound like they're fighting, but their high pitched calls and shouts are just a way of communicating with each other.
In the wild chimpanzees work together as a team and here, too, you see teamwork at feeding times, or when they're climbing, wrestling, or playing.
chester zoo has a group of 25 chimpanzees has leaders and followers, similar to wild chimps in Africa. Our oldest is Boris, who was born in 1966. The group leader is Dylan and was born in 1987.
They also have younger males, grandmothers, breeding females and our youngest chimp is Tina, born in 2009.
In the wild chimpanzee numbers are going down drastically so they are now listed a Critically Endangered species, which means without important conservation measures they could be wiped out forever.
That's why, through our Nigeria Conservation Programme, we support Gashaka Primate Project, set up in 2000 in Gashaka Gumti National Park.
It safeguards the future of chimpanzees in their natural homeland of Nigeria and protects other wildlife species, flora and fauna with which their survival is interlinked.
Chimpanzee- I see you looking at me, looking at you!
CHIMPANZEES
The very mention of the word Chimpanzee brings a smile to people's faces and our lot are guaranteed to put you in a bright, breezy mood.
Even before you see them you'll hear them. They can make a bit of a racket! To those who don't know them, they can sound like they're fighting, but their high pitched calls and shouts are just a way of communicating with each other.
In the wild chimpanzees work together as a team and here, too, you see teamwork at feeding times, or when they're climbing, wrestling, or playing.
chester zoo has a group of 25 chimpanzees has leaders and followers, similar to wild chimps in Africa. Our oldest is Boris, who was born in 1966. The group leader is Dylan and was born in 1987.
They also have younger males, grandmothers, breeding females and our youngest chimp is Tina, born in 2009.
In the wild chimpanzee numbers are going down drastically so they are now listed a Critically Endangered species, which means without important conservation measures they could be wiped out forever.
That's why, through our Nigeria Conservation Programme, we support Gashaka Primate Project, set up in 2000 in Gashaka Gumti National Park.
It safeguards the future of chimpanzees in their natural homeland of Nigeria and protects other wildlife species, flora and fauna with which their survival is interlinked.