Photo: Marian Brickner
A female baby bonobo was born November 6 to Kuni of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Delfi Messinger, the Director of Animal Programs, said of the 24-year-old mother, “She seems so proud, and shows her baby to the ‘aunties’ in the group, as well as to her human caretakers.”
In the wild, bonobos live in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sharing 98.5% of the same DNA as humans, they embody a profound intelligence and a deep emotional capacity. To learn more about bonobos, see Animal Fact Guide’s article: Bonobo.
To learn more about Kuni and her new baby, visit Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
Its really cool to have the babies presence at our Zoo. My children are looking forward to seeing her.