Meet our featured animal, the bonobo!
Here are five facts about bonobos:
- Bonobos share 98.5% of our DNA.
- In captivity, bonobos have learned how to communicate in human languages, use tools, and play music.
- Although they resemble chimpanzees, bonobos have the ability to walk bipedally, or on two legs, more easily and for longer amounts of time than chimps.
- Bonobos live harmoniously in matriarchal groups of up to 100 members.
- Bonobos communicate with high-pitched barking sounds.
