Become a Female Chimpanzee

Nesting

Every night each chimpanzee makes a new nest and sleeps in it for about 12 hours. Nests are almost always in trees, but are occasionally made on the ground. Young chimps start to make nests at a young age, but do not usually sleep separately from their mother until she has a new infant.

You and your child bend down branches and pile leaves to make a soft nest and then lie down to go to sleep. Now that you have experienced a day as a female chimpanzee, why don't you try becoming an adult male or a young child.

Chimpanzee Fifi makes a nest with Flirt. If you choose, you can download the QuickTime 5 player at <a href="www.apple.com/quicktime">www.apple.com/quicktime</a> to view this movie.
click on picture to load video
* * * * * * * * *
choose your path * * start over * *
* * * * * * *
chimpanzee image *
child sleep nest *
female *
continue *
male *
* * * * *

Meet the Chimps - Meet the Researchers - Chimp Activities - Research Activities - Tour Gombe - Updates from Gombe - Links - Website Help - How You Can Help? - Giant Screen Film - Special Thanks - Text Only

Images, video and interactives on this site © Ian Gilby, Elizabeth Vinson Lonsdorf, Bill Wallauer, Kristin Mosher, JGI, Science North, Canada, or Science Museum of Minnesota. Please contact JGICPS for more information.