The Biggest Chimp Community in Africa: A Planet Earth Story
Meet the largest chimpanzee community ever recorded in Africa — 150 strong, all living in one lush stretch of forest in Uganda. In this clip from BBC's Planet Earth, Sir David Attenborough shows how chimps are unusual among jungle animals, moving just as easily through the treetops as on the ground, which helps them find enough fig trees to feed a group this size. But a community that big needs serious territory, and defending it means going to war: watch as the troop uses coordinated calls to launch a raid into rival land, then falls silent and alert the moment they cross the border, listening hard for signs of who — and how many — they're up against.
Sir David Attenborough takes you inside the most remote, extreme, and jaw-dropping corners of the planet — filmed over four years across 64 countries. Learn more.
Lesson Express
Q: What makes the chimpanzees unique in the jungle?
A: They’re rare because they’re large animals and live together in a large group.
Q: Which fruit is an important part of the chimpanzees’ diet?
A: Figs are an important part of the chimpanzees’ diet.
Q: How large is the community of chimps in the video?
A: The community consists of 150 chimps, the largest in Africa.
More Like This
In The Colugo Glides From Tree to Tree, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how colugos survive on the island of Borneo by traveling great distances and gliding through the sky to find food. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Broadleaf Woods Go From Lively To Lifeless, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the great seasonal changes that come to the broadleaf forest. In summer, the woods are bustling with animal life, but in winter, a lonely leopard hunts in a barren landscape. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Unusual Giants of South American Forests, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains that South American trees look different from their North American counterparts. Parakeets use their slender bills to extract seeds from monkey puzzle cones as huge alerce trees tower overhead. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Conifer Take Over the Arctic, narrator Sir David Attenborough takes us on a climb up the largest living things on Earth. View the taiga from space to see just how green and extensive this region is. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Colugo Glides From Tree to Tree, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how colugos survive on the island of Borneo by traveling great distances and gliding through the sky to find food. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Broadleaf Woods Go From Lively To Lifeless, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the great seasonal changes that come to the broadleaf forest. In summer, the woods are bustling with animal life, but in winter, a lonely leopard hunts in a barren landscape. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Unusual Giants of South American Forests, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains that South American trees look different from their North American counterparts. Parakeets use their slender bills to extract seeds from monkey puzzle cones as huge alerce trees tower overhead. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Conifer Take Over the Arctic, narrator Sir David Attenborough takes us on a climb up the largest living things on Earth. View the taiga from space to see just how green and extensive this region is. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.