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"Chimpanzee and Me" is the 12th episode of Season 7 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 170th episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 6, 2024.
Synopsis[]
The gang travels deep into Uganda's tropical forests to uncover the true nature of the chimpanzee, but Chris sprains his ankle at the most inopportune time and can't participate. He is sad and upset. It's the climbing adventure that he's always looked forward to. He tries to hide his disappointment and gets support from his friends, but it's a young chimp who shows him how to truly make the best of a bad situation.
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Animals[]
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Note: Featured animals are in bold.
Trivia[]
- This is the Wild Kratts' second great ape adventure. The first being "A Huge Orange Problem".
- This is also their first adventure in the African tropical rainforests.
- The live-action segment at the beginning of this episode recycles footage of the Be the Creature episode Chimpanzee Expedition.
- This is the first episode to depict a character with a disability, as Leah, the Wild Kratts Kid introduced in this episode, is shown to be deaf, using American Sign Language as a form of communication.
- This marks the very first episode where one of the main human characters (Chris) suffers a physical injury (his sprained ankle).
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Chimpanzees share 98% of the same DNA with humans, making them the closest living relative of humans amongst all apes.
- Chimpanzees have some capacity in learning and understanding sign language according to research by scientists.
- Chimpanzees are omnivores that mainly eat fruits and insects, but on occasion they will hunt smaller animals like monkeys for food.
- Chimpanzees are about one and a half times stronger than the average adult human, with fast twitch muscles for additional strength.
- A group of chimpanzees is called a community or troop, that can have from 30 up to 150 inidividuals.
- Grooming each others fur to pick out insects is a friendly bonding activity amongst chimpanzees.
- Chimpanzees have a wide variety of communication methods with each other using facial expressions, sounds and gestures.
- Chimpanzees will make nests out of leaves and branches in trees to sleep in for the night.
- Chimpanzees are one of the few animals that are intelligent enough to use tools, such as using a stick to eat ants and termites.