Mitumba Chimpanzee Community
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The Mitumba Chimpanzee Community is a community inhabited by wild Western chimpanzees
that lives in the Gombe Stream National Park which is situated near Lake Tanganyika
in Tanzania
. This community borders the well known Kasakela community
of chimpanzees. The Mitumba community became well known following the immigration of a female chimpanzee from the Kasakela community known as Flossi
, who is the only female chimpanzee in her entire family to leave her mother's natal group.
, however the family line continues with Flossi's immigration into the Mitumba community.
and is Fifi's second oldest daughter.
Western Chimpanzee
The western chimpanzee, or West African chimpanzee, is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It inhabits western Africa, mainly in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea but with populations in surrounding countries.-Etymology:...
that lives in the Gombe Stream National Park which is situated near Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. This community borders the well known Kasakela community
Kasakela chimpanzee community
The Kasakela chimpanzee community is an inhabited community of wild Eastern chimpanzees that livesin Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The community was the subject of Dr. Jane Goodall's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have continued ever since...
of chimpanzees. The Mitumba community became well known following the immigration of a female chimpanzee from the Kasakela community known as Flossi
Kasakela chimpanzee community
The Kasakela chimpanzee community is an inhabited community of wild Eastern chimpanzees that livesin Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The community was the subject of Dr. Jane Goodall's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have continued ever since...
, who is the only female chimpanzee in her entire family to leave her mother's natal group.
F-family
This family group originates from the Kasakela community which was part of the poineering study by primatologist Dr. Jane GoodallJane Goodall
Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE , is a British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National...
, however the family line continues with Flossi's immigration into the Mitumba community.
Flossi
Flossi (born 1985) was born in the Kasakela communityKasakela chimpanzee community
The Kasakela chimpanzee community is an inhabited community of wild Eastern chimpanzees that livesin Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The community was the subject of Dr. Jane Goodall's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have continued ever since...
and is Fifi's second oldest daughter.