Flying Crane Designs is a San Francisco Company founded by artisan Michael Schaefer.  These works in sterling silver are inspired by Michael’s love of scuba diving, and the natural world at large. All works are crafted in sterling silver and include a leather cord that can easily be replaced with a sterling silver chain.

Flying Crane Designs will donate 15% of their sales to Friends of Bonobos.

Visit their website here: www.etsy.com/shop/FlyingCraneDesigns

A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes—who teach her a new truth about love and belonging

In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Settling in at Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in Congo’s capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7% of our DNA. Vanessa soon discovered that bonobos live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake.

A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, Bonobo Handshake traces Vanessa’s self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her husband, the apes, and her new surroundings. Courageous and extraordinary, Almost French meets The Poisonwood Bible in this true story of revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa.

Part of the author profits of Bonobo Handshake go to Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary! Buy Bonobo Handshake here.

Sara Gruen has written another New York Times Bestseller - and this time it's about bonobos!

Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships—but unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language.

Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but animals she gets—especially the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans . . . until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what’s really going on inside.

Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens the animal world to us in ways few novels have done, securing Sara Gruen’s place as a master storyteller who allows us to see ourselves as we never have before.

All the bonobos on the cover are from Lola - and Lola features a cameo!! Sara has sponsored every one of the bonobos to Lola and continues to support Friends of Bonobos through generous donations. Buy Ape House here.