Chimpanzees eat:

·        fruit

·        seeds

·        flowers

·        nuts

·        leaves

·        insects

·        eggs

·        vertebrates

Chimpanzees have even been known to eat monkeys.  When people think of the diet of chimpanzees the most common thing that comes to mind is probably the banana.  Then if the person has a better knowledge of the subject they think of eating ants with a stick.  Chimpanzees are very smart and use tools to help them with every day activities.  In fact they are so smart that they are considered one of the smartest animals on this planet.  Another way that they gather insects is that they pick bugs out of another chimpanzee’s hair.

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