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Together with the gorilla大猩猩, the chimpanzee黑猩猩 is our closest cousin in the animal world.

Most people feel an immediate立即 kinship親屬關係 with his great ape猿, with its large range of facial gestures手勢、姿勢, body postures姿態, and expressive有表現力的 sounds.

The chimp黑猩猩 has a skill once attributed特性 only to humans but now known to occur存在 in various各種 animal groups --- the use of simple tools.

The chimp even makes its own tools for specific purposes.

It will take a leafy葉 twig嫩枝 and strip除去 the leaves to make a long, thin stick for use as a termite白蟻 c...

Together with the gorilla大猩猩, the chimpanzee黑猩猩 is our closest cousin in the animal world.

Most people feel an immediate立即 kinship親屬關係 with his great ape猿, with its large range of facial gestures手勢、姿勢, body postures姿態, and expressive有表現力的 sounds.

The chimp黑猩猩 has a skill once attributed特性 only to humans but now known to occur存在 in various各種 animal groups --- the use of simple tools.

The chimp even makes its own tools for specific purposes.

It will take a leafy葉 twig嫩枝 and strip除去 the leaves to make a long, thin stick for use as a termite白蟻 catcher.

The chimp pokes戳 it through a narrow entrance into a termite nest, then it extracts取出 the stick棍 and licks舔 off the juicy termites.

Chimps also crush leaves in their palms for use as sponges海綿.

They hold the leaves in water that they cannot reach with their mouths, such as that in a hollow log木材.

Then they extract取出 the leafy sponge and suck吸 the moisture濕氣 from it.

Like the young gorillas and humans, baby chimps have a long childhood, up to ten years in some cases.

During this time, they find out how to feed and groom擦洗 themselves, avoid danger, and communicate with other members of their group.

Their behavior is partly instinctive本能.

They also learn by observing other members of the group, and through trial and error反覆試驗.