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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

What can we learn from bonobos? That play isn’t a luxury — it’s essential. Bonobos play their whole lives, not just as infants. They chase, tumble, tickle, and swing through the trees with uninhibited joy. Why? Because play builds trust. It nurtures creativity. It deepens bonds. When was the last time you let yourself just play? Bonobos show us that joy can be a daily practice — and that laughter is a form of resilience. #WhatWeCanLearn #BonoboWisdom #JoyAsResistance #PlayMatters #SanctuaryLife

253K views · 2.6K reactions | A bonobo rehabilitation project in the Congo Basin is helping apes rescued from traffickers and their captive-born offspring re-adapt to life in the wild. https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/inside-an-ambitious-project-to-rewild-trafficked-bonobos-in-the-congo-basin/ | Mongabay.com | Facebook

Did you know that bonobos share 98.7% of their DNA with us? 🌍 Bonobos are an endangered great ape species found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩. To save them from extinction , 'Friends of Bonobos' by Claudine André has made it their mission to save this endangered species and their rainforest home. Learn more about their tireless efforts to save these primates: http://on.unesco.org/3uXge0B #UnescoGreenCitizens #GlobalGoals #Biodiversity #EducationForSustainableDevelopment #For

The protected lands of Ekolo ya Bonobo Community Reserve will be expanding in a major way. Friends of Bonobos of Congo is working closely with surrounding communities to expand Ekolo from 120,000 to over 200,000 acres!! This huge undertaking can only happen through an alliance with the surrounding communities, governmental authorities, and international supporters. Fanny Minesi, director of Friends of Bonobos in the Congo (seen here visiting the expansion location, which is only accessible by bo