Play is very important for a variety of species of animals including both humans and bonobos. Play behavior helps build a variety of skills for these animals. Also called the pygmy chimp, the bonobo is slightly smaller than the common chimpanzee. Sharing more than 98% of its DNA with humans, the bonobo is our closest living relative. Like humans, bonobos live in family groups and are highly intelligent. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Bonobos are often called the Peter Pan Ape, known for holding onto their playful ways well into adulthood. #Bonobos #GreatApes #Conservation #WorldWildlifeDay | Friends of Bonobos

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Bonobos love to hold hands, cuddle, and groom each other as a way to stay connected. 🥰 Bonding through physical affection helps keep their troops strong and is essential to the relationship between a bonobo mother and their baby, who stays by their side for up to 5 years! 🎥: Vanessa Woods #Kindness #Love #Bonobos #Wildlife #Animals #Cute | Friends of Bonobos

Bonobos!! Our closest living relatives. In fact, when a bonobo sees me, she sees a closer cousin than if she saw a gorilla! Endangered. And when different parties meet in the rain forest, they love it. They cooperate, share fruit (a valuable resource), groom each other (bonding!), and play games like hide and seek. (Um, chimpanzees aggressive, especially females, hurt and kill each other.)Bonobos are one of a kind and so much fun, amongst other things. This tiny, remote research camp did somethi