Bonobo

📸 Photo by Will Rust on Unsplash
Bonobo, slender cousin of chimpanzee, lives only south of Congo River. Female-led groups settle tension with touch instead of fights. Feeds on figs, berries, leaves high in canopy. War, logging and bush-meat trade confine a few thousand to DR Congo; saving rainforest corridors is urgent.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Rainforest
Diet:Frugivore
Continents:Africa
Size:70–90 cm standing height
Weight:30–45 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Group
Lifespan:40–50 years in the wild
Habitat: The Bonobo can be found in Dem-rep-congo