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Almost everyone has heard of chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans, but the fourth great ape,
the bonobo, remains a creature of mystery. Only separated as a species in 1929, the bonobo lives only in the Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with probably only 10,000 animals left in the wild. It differs from the chimpanzee in both appearance and behaviour, but has been much less studied. Bonobo society is more egalitarian and altruistic than that of chimpanzees and also less violent, with females playing a more influential role.From a distance, bonobos look like ancient, hairy ancestors of humans. In fact, they are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, closer even than chimpanzees.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Api' swinging from tree, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Api' swinging from tree, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male baby aged 10 months with his mother 'Nioki', lying on his mother's foot 'sucking his thumb', Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male baby aged 10 months with his mother 'Nioki', lying on his mother's foot 'sucking his thumb', Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo male baby 'Bomango' aged 10 months climbing a branch (Pan paniscus). Lola Ya Bonobo Santuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. Oct 2010.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo male baby 'Bomango' aged 10 months climbing a branch (Pan paniscus). Lola Ya Bonobo Santuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. Oct 2010.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Makali', portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Makali', portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male sexual behaviour, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male sexual behaviour, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) pair mating face to fac', Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) pair mating face to fac', Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) pair mating, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) pair mating, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) drinking with his hands from a lake, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) drinking with his hands from a lake, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female drinking using a nut shell to drink from, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female drinking using a nut shell to drink from, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female wading across a stretch of water carrying her baby aged 12-14 months on her back (Pan paniscus). Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female wading across a stretch of water carrying her baby aged 12-14 months on her back (Pan paniscus). Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male baby 'Bomango' aged 10 months, portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) male baby 'Bomango' aged 10 months, portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) juvenile male 'Pole' aged 4 years, trying to swallow a mouthful of water, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.
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Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) juvenile male 'Pole' aged 4 years, trying to swallow a mouthful of water, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.