These chimpanzees play a vital role in maintaining the diversity of Central Africa's jungles, as the large seeds they eat and disperse are too big for most other animals.
The Bossou chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes) population is collapsing due to habitat degradation, human-wildlife conflicts, and transmission of human diseases. These chimpanzees play a vital role in maintaining the diversity of Central Africa's jungles, as the large seeds they eat and disperse are too big for most other animals. Without them, the forest would be irreversibly changed.