Introducing Bonobos
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Introducing Bonobos
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Have you heard of bonobos?
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Bonobo
Pan paniscus
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Do the bonobos remind you of anything or anyone? Why?
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The Great Apes
• And according to some scientists, humans are great apes, too.
•Bonobos
•Orangutans
•Gorillas
•Chimpanzees
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Which is which?
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Which is which?
Gorilla Bonobo Orangutan Chimpanzee
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Meeting the bonobos• Bonobos are found in
only one country: the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• They inhabit the heart of the Congo Basin, the second largest rain forest on earth.
• This region is also home to a vast array of other wildlife species including leopard, forest elephant, sitatunga, bongo, okapi, forest buffalo, congo peacock, and a variety of primates.
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Describe the physical characteristics of the bonobo.
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Adult Females Adult Males
• Average weight is 31 kg/68.3 lbs
• Average height is 2.3 to 2.49 ft
• Average weight is 39 kg/86 lbs
• Average height is 2.40 to 2.72 ft
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Bonobo Social Groups
• Bonobos live in groups of up to 100 individuals. Most groups have between 25-75 bonobos.
They form smaller groups during the day to forage.
• What is foraging?
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57% of their diet is fruit
• Bonobos forage for fruit, nuts, seeds, sprouts, vegetation, and mushrooms.
• They eat various parts of plants, including the leaves, flowers, bark, stems, pith, and roots.
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• They also eat insect larvae, earthworms, honey, eggs, and soil. Only sometimes do they eat small mammals and they very rarely hunt.
• You could say they are primarily vegetarians or herbivores.
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• At night, bonobos re-group and build night nests in the trees
• These are made of branches, leaves, and other vegetation.
• As they prepare to sleep, bonobos fill the twilight with a symphony of soprano squeals. Their high-pitched vocalizations sound like a flock of exotic birds.
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• Bonobos and people share more than 98% of the same genetic make-up (DNA).
• In our next lesson we will examine what other similarities – and differences – there are between bonobos and humans.