“I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or not at all. The discussion about human evolution might not revolve as much around violence, warfare and male dominance, but rather around , empathy, caring and cooperation. What a different intellectual landscape we would occupy!”
― Frans de Waal, Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
HABITAT:
Bonobos spend a lot of time high in the rainforest canopy, swinging quickly and gracefully from tree to tree in search for fruit and other food. Bonobos also travel on ground, usually in single file. They have complex mind maps of the forest and coordinate travel through vocalisation and other forms of communication that humans don’t fully understand yet. Bonobos extremely like swampy areas, where they sometimes dig for grubs to eat.
Bonobos live in group that go up to 100, breaking into foraging groups by day, and gathering to nest at night. When Bonobos gather in the trees to make their night nest, the air is alive with high-pitched squeals made by the Bonobos.
DIET:
Bonobos are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food, including fruits, nuts, seeds, sprouts, vegetation, mushroom, plants and small mammals. Bonobos don’t aggressively hunt its prey.
APPEARANCE:
The difference between Bonobos and chimpanzees are very little. Bonobos have longer legs, shorter arms, and a narrower trunk. They are also generally smaller, with a rounder skull and flatter face. (PLEASE FILL IN) form the bulk of the bonobo's diet but leaves, pith, flowers, seeds and invertebrates are also eaten. Bonobos have been observed to eat small mammals, although unlike chimpanzees, they have rarely been observed to actively hunt for meat.
Bonobos spend a lot of time high in the rainforest canopy, swinging quickly and gracefully from tree to tree in search for fruit and other food. Bonobos also travel on ground, usually in single file. They have complex mind maps of the forest and coordinate travel through vocalisation and other forms of communication that humans don’t fully understand yet. Bonobos extremely like swampy areas, where they sometimes dig for grubs to eat.
Bonobos live in group that go up to 100, breaking into foraging groups by day, and gathering to nest at night. When Bonobos gather in the trees to make their night nest, the air is alive with high-pitched squeals made by the Bonobos.
DIET:
Bonobos are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food, including fruits, nuts, seeds, sprouts, vegetation, mushroom, plants and small mammals. Bonobos don’t aggressively hunt its prey.
APPEARANCE:
The difference between Bonobos and chimpanzees are very little. Bonobos have longer legs, shorter arms, and a narrower trunk. They are also generally smaller, with a rounder skull and flatter face. (PLEASE FILL IN) form the bulk of the bonobo's diet but leaves, pith, flowers, seeds and invertebrates are also eaten. Bonobos have been observed to eat small mammals, although unlike chimpanzees, they have rarely been observed to actively hunt for meat.