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Bonobo Links CHIMPANZEES Chances are, you are visiting this site because you are a student that is researching chimpanzees for a paper, report, test, or project. Well, I am glad you are here.
Pan Africa News Vol. 2, #2: Discusses economic difficulties in Zaire and the disappearing taboo against hunting bonobos in the Wamba area Bonobo Foundation Peace Through Pleasure by Susan Block, Ph.D.Deep in the soul of the hot, wet swamps of the Congo, there is a tribe. It is here, in their wild, erotic Garden of Eden, that our closest cousins, the bonobos, live and share a powerful kind of pleasure, and make an extraordinary kind of love. The Bushmeat Project See our newsfeed of breaking stories. Print and get signers for EAZA petition now!! Bushmeat Smuggled into London! Health Risk?Great Apes at the Threshold: Conference in Boston; AprilCITES Bushmeat Working Group meets in Cameroon The Bonobo Conservation Initiative Bonobos are in crisis. Humankind's closest relatives are teetering on the brink of extinction. Trapped in a war zone in the central Congo, bonobos are being hunted for meat and profit. Bonobos are the rarest of all great ape species and no one knows how many survive. In fact, most people don't even know they exist! These amazing primates, who are so much like us, remain shrouded in mystery. Amis des Animaux au Congo / Bonobo Sanctuary of Congo Support the Bonobo Sanctuary of the Congo!On the outskirts of Kinshasa, the Bonobo Sanctuary of Congo serves as a refuge for orphan bonobos and as a place of learning for visitors. The Friends of the Animals Association of Congo (AAC), a non-profit organization headed by Claudine André, created the sanctuary in an effort to help solve a distressing problem: what to do with orphan bonobos. The mission of the Lukuru Wildlife Research Project (LWRP) is to conduct scientific research on, conservation of, and educational activities about fauna, primarily the bonobo (Pan paniscus), and flora within the region corresponding to the administrative Zone Dekese, Province Kasai Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.
Bonobo Society: Amicable, Amorous and Run by FemalesBonobo Society: Amicable, Amorous and Run by FemalesBy NATALIE ANGIER Panda.org - Bonobo Fact Sheet Hidden in the dense rainforests of Central Africa, Pan paniscus, the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee, remained "undiscovered" by the outside world until 1929. It was then that scientists began examining a collection of skulls deposited in a Belgian museum.
BonoboThere is a significant overlap in size between the Bonobo, P. paniscus, and the Chimpanzee, P. troglodytes. The weight of the Bonobo is also similar to that of the Chimpanzee: female Bonobos weigh an average of 33 kg and males 45 kg.5, 6 The Bonobo differs from the Chimpanzee in body proportions; Bonobos are more gracile in build, with a smaller, rounder skull, and a flatter face with less-prominent brow ridges . . bonobo homeCLICK ON A BUTTON TO FIND OUT MORE .Good for kids! Pan paniscus (Bonobo Or Pygmy Chimpanzee): NarrativeClassification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata ,Class: Mammalia, Order: Primates, Family: Hominidae Genus Pan, Species: Pan paniscus
Bonobo Society: Amicable, Amorous and Run by Females By NATALIE ANGIER Nature's raucous bestiary rarely serves up good role models for human behavior, unless you happen to work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. But there is one creature that stands out from the chest-thumping masses as an example of amicability, sensitivity and, well, humaneness: a little-known ape called the bonobo, or, less accurately, the pygmy chimpanzee. BBC Online Nature Wild Animals Wildfacts : Bonobo (pygmy ... Bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee) (Pan paniscus)Life span Bonobos live for up to 40 years. Size Bonobos are 70-90cm in height. Males weigh 39kg and females weigh 33kg.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Bonobos Bonobos are found only in the Congo Basin rainforests of central Democratic Republic of Congo. They are under threat from bush meat hunters, and their habitat is diminishing. Although they occur in the Salonga National Park, a World Heritage Site, the park has been invaded by heavily armed gangs of poachers, and conservation efforts have been hampered by the civil unrest prevailing in the region. As few as 5,000 bonobos may remain in the wild. bonobos .org Great Pictures Bonobo Sex and SocietyThe behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution .by Frans B. M. de Waal
Bonobos: The Left-Bank Chimpanzees by William H. Calvin Bonobos and chimps are our closest cousins among the apes. The uncommon social structure, sexual behavior and intellectual capacity of bonobos give us a unique glimpse of the roots of human nature. Grist | Out on a Limb | Bonobos | 09.30.99 (Dr. Susan M. Block is not your typical crusader for endangered species.Sure, peace signs dangle from her ears -- perhaps a little large, but not completely outrageous. Bonobo Pygmy Chimpanzee Pan paniscus fact sheet.Bonobos were not officially identified as a species seperate from common chimpanzees until the 1920's. They are in fact much more than little chimpanzees. Humans and Bonobos share between 99 and 99.6% of their genetic makeup. Their lack of agressiveness and excitability (quite unlike chimpanzees) is thought to perhaps be more similar to the first humans. |
Did you know.......? Bonobos and dolphins are the only animals other than humans known to engage in sex for pleasure.
We love the Bonobos and are actively doing what we can to help save this very important fellow primate from extinction. Please help by donating to some of the organizations dedicated to helping bonobos listed here. You can also help by purchasing our environmental cd's and we will donate $8 from each CD to carefully chosen bonobo saving organizations. |
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Help Support our Brother and Sister Bonobos while enjoying sounds of nature. We donate $8 to different bonobo organizations for every CD sold here. Both these cd's feature very high quality recordings of soothing nature sounds.
Mother Ocean $18 (free shipping)
This Cd features over 45 minutes of high quality relaxing ocean sounds for stress relief, meditation, and enjoyment.
Summer Nights $18 (free shipping)
This Cd features over 45 minutes of high quality relaxing summer night sounds for stress relief, meditation, and enjoyment. This recording features the relaxing sounds of a rural summer night. Purchase both Summer Nights and Mother Ocean for $36 and we will donate $16 to help the bonobos.
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