We all know that kids are never satisfy with what they have and always want something new. That's why we propose to you the adoption of our bonobos. They are nice, fun and you can keep them busy for hours with toilet paper! There is no way you can wait before adopting one!!!
IMPORTANT NOTE: just to make sure: that was stupid French humour. Never "adopt in real" any bonobo and report to authorities ANYONE who would propose to you to acquire those guys in particular, any ape in general (and most monkeys if not all). This is one of the most endangered species, found on the appendix I of CITES (www.cites.org, which make reference for all endangered species), which gathers the most endangered of all threatened species. Their place is not as pet of any human (before being inexorably killed: a baby bonobo is really cute, as already stated. An adult male bonobo is 2.3 to 3 feet (70 to 90 centimeters) from head to rump, and up to 60 kg, likely, less cute and much stronger). Their place is in the wild, within their social group, not in a cage in any house in Africa neither in any other place on Earth. HOWEVER: you can support the conservation by adopting a bonobo from a sanctuary like Lola ya bonobo (http://www.friendsofbonobos.org/html/help.htm). You will receive pics, news from your baby bonobo and will be able to provide it a better life than it was used to (just as to say it again, all the new comers at Lola have seen their mum being slaugthered in front of their eyes and were then sold as pet).
By the way, the goal of this video was more to show you one of the basics of the bonobo society: Play. Play is probably one of the most important component of the social life in bonobos. At any age, they will play, even though it is more frequently observed for juveniles and pre-adults. Juveniles in particular spend most of their day playing, when adults let more time to grooming. Adults seem less likely to play but we could say "they stay young at heart" so that whenever there is an occasion, they will play, even the highest ranked individual such as the alpha female (Lana for example can be really willing to play some days, and other days, she will lazily keep an eye on Kesi, while groomed by another adult...) or male (Erin is on the video, let's check if you can recognize them with the photos I have provided). When they are in the mood, they can be terrific players. When Lenore wants to play, for instance, she won't let any other alternative to Mudhe except to play. This video shows how certain unhabitual things in the enclosure can be easily transformed in play tools (somehow, it happens sometimes that these unusual things are other animals such as rabbit or racoon, alive or dead (mostly they turn dead pretty soon by the way...). So, play is a fundamental of the bonobo society. It helps to build and keep strong friendy relationships and you can hear on the video some weird noises coming from Mudhe: she is laughing. Play is probably the best time to hear them laughing and that's what show above all how play is the time when they really enjoy their social bounds.
Lenore, the Greek philosopher - or another use of toilet paper (guess you would never have thought about it since you've grown up, right?)
Once again, all contribution will be fully appreciated.
Best,
TG, in San Diego for two weeks, and then back to European Winter :'-( [I know it's supposed to be Spring now but when it's 40° F with snow, that's not what personally call Spring]...
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