Great apes | WWF
WEBDec 6, 2016 · In both Africa and Asia, great apes – bonobos, eastern and western gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans – are rapidly losing much of their forest habitat to human activities such as agriculture, mining, and commercial logging.
Facts About Apes | Live Science
WEBMay 29, 2015 · The habitats of great apes and lesser apes are very limited. The great apes live in Africa and Asia, according to the National Zoo. They tend to live in jungles, mountainous areas and savannas.
Gorilla | Size, Species, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa. Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies.
Gorillas | WWF
WEBDec 6, 2016 · Physical description. The largest living primates, gorillas are stocky animals with broad chests and shoulders, large hands, and forearms that are much shorter than the upper arm. The face is black and hairless, with small eyes that are close together and large, prominent nostrils.
Ape | Definition & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 7, 2024 · ape, (superfamily Hominoidea), any tailless primate of the families Hylobatidae (gibbons) and Hominidae (chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and human beings). Apes are found in the tropical forests of western and central Africa and Southeast Asia.
Great Apes and Lesser Apes Conservation Facts | IFAW
WEBWhere do apes live? Great apes live primarily in Africa. Out of the great apes, only orangutans live in Asia. Gibbons, on the other hand, all live in Asia. Gibbons’ range spreads across Malaysia, Indonesia, southern China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh.
World atlas of great apes and their conservation | UNEP - UN ...
WEBJun 18, 2005 · This atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western gorilla.
Where do orangutans live? And eight other orangutan facts
WEB1. Where do orangutans live? Orangutans are found only in the rain forests of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They spend nearly their entire lives in trees—swinging in tree tops and building nests for sleep. © naturepl.com / Edwin Giesbers / WWF-Canon. 2. Do the three species of orangutans look different from one another?
Great apes and their habitats - UNESCO
WEBToday, Great Apes are in danger of extinction, of poaching for bushmeat and trade in live animals, because of the loss and fragmentation of their habitat (deforestation linked to agriculture and exploitation mining), and of infectious diseases.
Chimpanzee | Facts, Habitat, & Diet | Britannica
WEBApr 23, 2024 · chimpanzee, (Pan troglodytes), species of ape that, along with the bonobo, is most closely related to humans. Chimpanzees inhabit tropical forests and savannas of equatorial Africa from Senegal in the west to Lake Albert and …
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