Bonobo: Survival of the Kindest (Documentary)

Dedicated to Kole and Tembo.

Note: any footage featuring human interaction with bonobos is done by professionals and surrogate mothers at Lola ya Bonobo. I do not condone unregulated close contact between human beings and primates; bonobos are not to be approached or touched by anybody without the qualifications to do so.

This documentary is independent and not directly affiliated with Lola ya Bonobo, Friends of Bonobos, Ape Initiative, or San Diego Zoo.

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Footage source: Lola ya Bonobo, Ape Initiative, San Diego Zoo

In my research, I discovered this article on Congo Pygmy peoples and their relationship with the bonobos (written in 2005 by Anjan Sundaram): https://news.mongabay.com/2006/03/con...

Free download of a bonobo textbook pdf: http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/...