Bonobos at the Zoo

OK, here is a first load of pictures from the bonobos of the zoo!
There are 10 bonobos at the Zoo right now. 2 infants, 2 juveniles, 1 sub-adult and 5 adults. Here are already 8 of them, by order of age.

Tutepanda, the son of Lolita. She rejected him so that he is raised by humans right now. He is still very young and spends all his time sleeping. However, he has already made a lot of improvement since 1 month I am here.

Mali, the daughter of Ikela. She also rejected her. She is the absolute contrary of Tute. She keeps moving all the time, cannot stay in place but she is so lovely, isn't she?

Makasi is the son of Loretta, the dominant female at the Park. She rejected him, mainly because she was ill when she gave birth, but also because she fell pregnant immediately again after his birth. He was raised by humans and is now a nice four-year-old boy. He is kind of shy with the other bonobos, even though all of them are nice with him (except Lana when he is getting too rough on her daughter). He likes humans and likes making the show in front of them.

Kesi is the daughter of Lana, the dominant female at the Zoo. She is a little princess and she knows that. Whenever something would happen, she also knows that mum is not far behind and that she will have all the support needed (Poor Makasi!). Whatever, even if I can't stand her way to be always trying to get ALL the attention, she is one of the most beautiful bonobos to my mind.



MCumba is the daughter of Lolita. She is a real adulescent. She is nice with everyone and plays the mum with Makasi. She loves discovering all the kind of feelings a body can provide ;-)



Junior is Lana's son. Even though his mum is the N°1, he is low ranked and won't make against any of the females. He is shy at first, but as soon as he knows you better, he becomes very nice.

Lolita is the N°2 and makes everything clear to anyone who would not understand that. She is a very good mum with MCumba. Strangely, that's the only child she raised properly and she was the best mother you can expect... The 3 others did not have this chance and only Tute could be rescued.

Lana is the dominant female. She is very clever, very sensitive, quite lunatic sometimes. She loves interacting with the humans she knows. I personally think she is a good boss. Nobody would ever contest her leadership. I have never seen such a sight in any other bonobos than the one I can see daily when she looks at me...

Lana & Kesi

Hope you'll enjoy the pictures!


TG