What are bonobos?
Found only in one country in the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo, bonobos are the fourth, and most endangered of the great apes. (Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orangutans are the other Great Apes.)
Though similar to chimpanzees at first glance, Bonobos have longer limbs, clear white skin around the eyes, red lips, an attractive coiffure with long black hair neatly parted in the middle, and side whiskers. The first phalanxes of their toes are attached, they have a very high-pitched voice, and during pregnancy and lactation, the mothers exhibit very visible breasts.
Make Love Not War!
Bonobos are the most peaceful of all the great apes. Sometimes called “the Good Apes”, they have never been known to kill one of their own. Tension and aggressiveness within the group are resolved through intense sexual activity among all the members, regardless of age and sex. Bonobos are threatened by deforestation, war, and human encroachment. Adults are hunted for food and the babies are sold as pets. Without our help, bonobos will become extinct. Many experts predict that without intervention, this extinction could occur within the next decade.
