Like humans, chimpanzees are omnivores. That means they eat all sorts of vegetarian food as well as animals. The list of food items is long: fruits, nuts, leaves, plants, mushrooms, flowers, insects, meat and more. Some foods must be prepared before they are eaten.

Do chimps ever eat meat?

Chimpanzees usually dine on plants in the wild, as well as termites if they can get them. ... They are also known to eat vertebrate flesh—one group is known to hunt other primates with spears, and some are even known to engage in cannibalism.

Do chimpanzees need meat?

Three percent of the average chimp diet comes from meat. On average, nine days a year are meat days for chimps.