The Bonobo Appreciation Thread

Chazz Michael Michaels

Not sure how this will go down...

I love reading about and watching videos of these little fellas. I remember the first time I saw a video of a female walking upright with her very distinctive facial features I nearly had a heart attack! It was amazing just how human she looked. I am also intrigued by the way their society is organised, how they solve disputes, how they use tools, etc. Anyway, not being a zoologist or anything I thought I would come here, start a thread with the hope of benefiting from your knowledge. So, perhaps share any bonobo news/facts here?

Here is a story about a bonobo using flint tools.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/aug/22/bonobo-kanzi-flint-tools-logs

Adam Khor

I agree that they're eerily human-like creatures. I first read about them in a book about African animals but the photograph that supossedly depicted them was probably of young chimpanzees- when I saw photos of actual bonobos I was like- they look so much like Australopithecus!

Here's a (not especially new) article about how bonobos too hunt and kill other primates:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013124416.htm

And here are some pics:

Birdnuts

Every aspect of this species is facinating - one of my dream jobs would be as a researcher of primates in the Congo:cool: