bonobo

So next summer I will be making the rounds of the top three Belgian zoos (Antwerp, Planckendael and Pairi Daiza) as well as Beekse Bergen across the border in the Netherlands. The idea of a zoo tour got me thinking and so I will be attempting a two year long European bonobo zoo tour. This is...

Today is a very special day everyone. On this day, 57 years ago, the approximately eight-year old bonobo female Margrit arrived in Frankfurt Zoo as a donation from a sailor who had kept her as a pet for some years. She promptly joined the established group at Frankfurt which at the time...

So following the awesome response time of my chimpanzees in the UK thread, I thought I'd start this thread with the hope of any updates being added here? At the current time of writing there are 10 zoos in Europe that house bonobos, 118 as of end February 2016. The groups are as follows...

Yancheng Safari Park in Changzhou, China. The zoo said it was a young chimpanzee, but some people thought it looks like a bonobo.

Hey everyone! I've recently become interested in the groups of apes at Frankfurt, was wondering if anyone could help update me on their current statuses (as in who's who, pregnancies, names genders etc)? Currently I'm certain I'm up to date with the bonobo group; Kamiti (pregnant), Omanga...

Hi guys, Quick question; anyone know if Yala's baby (Berlin Zoological Garden) and Lingala's baby (La Vallee des Singes) have been named yet, and if so what they are called? Last I checked we knew that they were both girls, but no names...? Many thanks :)

Can anyone shed some light on the current bonobo group at Stuttgart. I went to the website and it said "the 16-strong group of bonobos" but I only counted 15 individuals. Did someone die?

Hello everyone, I've already been hearing quite a bit about the apes of Apenheul. I go there as often as I can. However, for a project I have been asked to undertake, I would like to know the full history of the bonobo troop in Apenheul (so from 1996 onwards)! This includes arrivals, deaths...

A group of 5 bonobo has arrived at La vallee des singe, in France, the group came from Stuttgart. These are the only bonobos in France and are currently off show until a new one acre, wooded enclosure with a 900m square house has been completed for them. The group includes a breeding female born...

Time for a 2010 news thread, starting with the birth yesterday (2/2/10) of a bonobo. This is the eleventh bonobo born at the Columbus Zoo since the Zoo received its first bonobos in 1990. Rare Bonobo Population Increases by One at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News

Photo taken March 2005.

Taken for a BBC news article... Two UK animal experts have joined forces with a sanctuary in Africa in a campaign to help ensure the future of a rare ape. Twycross Zoo's Suzanne Boardman and conservationist Claire Pipe are setting up links with a bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic...

Planckendael houses one of the largest groups of Bonobo's in captivity. Antwerp Zoo and Planckendael are both owned by the KMDA.

The bonobo enclosure. The island on the left and the house on the right. The animals can be visited indoors as well.

Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Taken in Dierenpark Planckendael (Belgium)

A plan of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys and...

A concept picture of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys...

Bonobo picture from the back cover of the 1995 Twycross Zoo guide book.