The Chimpanzee

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Interactions with Other Species

The Chimpanzee is both a predator and prey.   It hunts small monkeys, birds' eggs, small antelope, wild hogs, and baboons, and insects.   Being an omnivore, its primary diet is fruits, nuts, stems, and leaves, but depending on location and availability of food, they will not hesitate to hunt other animals.   The Chimpanzee is also the hunted.   The natural predators of the Chimpanzee include leopards and other large hunting cats, as well as large eagles that hunt the small baby Chimpanzees.   While these are the Chimpanzee's natural predators, their greatest threat is the human race. African tribes hunt Chimpanzees for food, but people also capture them and sell them as pets.   Their skins and skulls are also valued by poachers of Chimpanzees. The shrinking Chimpanzee population is not only due to poaching, but deforestation.   The expansion and growth of civilization in Africa is causing a decrease in the Chimpanzee population, and today they are considered an endangered species.        

 

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