Clever Chimpanzees
In Clever Chimpanzees, naturalist Steve Backshall comes across chimps in the Loango National Park in Gabon. He watches them engage in behaviors he has never seen before, including working together to get honey. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
Lesson Express
Q: What has the chimpanzee learned to do with the tortoise?
A: It knows to smash the tortoise open to get to the meat inside.
Q: How were the chimps getting honey?
A: They worked together to get to an underground bees nest.
Q: Why are chimps endangered?
A: Humans are cutting down the forests they live in.
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