Bonobo

• Common Name: Bonobo
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1929
• Monkey Size: 104 to 124 cm (40.94 to 48.82 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black
• Habitat: Forest, rainforest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo

The bonobo^[1] (Pan paniscus) is a great ape in danger of extinction. It is one of two species that make up the Pan genus, the other being Pan troglodytes – the common chimpanzee.

• The bonobo is generally considered more elegant than the common chimpanzee.
• Although large male chimpanzees may exceed any bonobo in mass and weight, the two species overlap significantly in body size.
• The head of the bonobo is relatively smaller than that of the common chimpanzee, with less prominent brow ridges over the eyes.
• The species has a black face with pink lips, large nostrils, small ears, and long hair on the head that forms a part.
• Females have slightly more prominent breasts, unlike the flat breasts of other female apes. However, they are not as prominent as those of humans.
• The bonobo also has a slender torso, narrow shoulders, a slender neck, and long legs compared to the common chimpanzee.

The Bonobo consumes these organic matter namely^[¶]:

• Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster)
• African Breadfruit (Treculia africana).
• Ragleaf (Crassocephalum)
• Treebind (Cissus)
• Umbrella Tree (Musanga cecropioides).
• Persimmons (Diospyros)
• Goldenleaf (Chrysophyllum)
• Aframomum (Aframomum)
• Tail Grape (Artabotrys)
• African Nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis).
• African Mammee-Apple (Mammea africana).
• Boleko Nut (Ongokea gore).
• Boarwood (Symphonia globulifera)
• Emien (Alstonia boonei)
• Eben Tree (Dacryodes edulis).
• Umbrella-Tree (Maesopsis)
• Tallow Tree (Allanblackia floribunda).
• Fig (Ficus)
• Devil’s-Pepper (Rauvolfia)

• Bonobos are both arboreal and terrestrial. Most floor movements are characterized by knuckle quadrupedal walking.
• Multivariate analysis has revealed that bonobos are more neothenized than the common chimpanzee, taking into account traits such as the relatively long torso.
• The bonobo, like humans, has highly individualized facial features such that one individual can be clearly distinguished from another, a trait that lends itself to the visual recognition of faces in social interactions.
• Males form long-lasting friendships with females, and female bonobos, in turn, prefer to associate and mate with males who are respectful and easygoing toward them.
• Due to the nomadic nature of females and the food evenly distributed in their environment, males do not gain an obvious advantage when forming alliances with other males or defending a range like chimpanzees.