Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda can be carried out in several destinations such as Chimpanzee trekking is the second most popular activity carried out in Uganda after gorilla trekking which is done in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park.
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their diet consists of up to 80 different plants and use tools like rocks to crack nuts, sticks to gather termites from anthills, defend themselves from enemies and also make sponges from leaves which they soak up in water while drinking water from tree holes.
While feeding, chimpanzees eat seeds, berries from the stem with their lips and pick fruits and flowers with their hands. They are quick and fast climbers hence they build their nests high in the trees and these nests are constructed by bending tree branches, lining tree edges with twigs and forming a platform.Ĭhimpanzees are omnivorous creatures in that they feed on plants, fruits, leaves, buds, blossoms, flowers, seeds, insects, hunting small mammals like monkeys, bushbucks among others. They also have a gestation period of about 8 months, give birth every 4 to 5 years and give birth to one baby which will stay with its mother until about 3 years of age.
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Chimpanzees become sexually mature at the age of 8 to 12 years of age, female chimpanzees experience an estrus cycle of about 34 to 35 days and during this period they experience body changes for example the skin on the bottom become pink, bare and swollen. Chimpanzees live in groups of 30 to 80 individuals and the groups are made up of males, females, young ones and they have a life span of 50 years in the wild and up to 60 years in captivity. The male chimpanzees weigh around 150 pounds while the females weigh around 110 to 115 pounds. The chimpanzees in protected areas have been habituated which means that they are used to human presence therefore available for trekking on daily basis.Ĭhimpanzees in Uganda have a body covered with long black hair, have long arms and hands which enable them to pick up objects, short legs with no tail. There are over 5000 chimpanzees that are found in Uganda and they can be viewed in different national parks and wildlife reserves such as Kibale forest national park which harbors the highest number of chimpanzees, Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park, Kalinzu forest, Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve, Ngamba Island among others. Chimpanzees are primates that share 98 percent of humans DNA which makes them close relatives to human beings.
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