Congo poachers leave bonobo at risk - Democratic Underground

emad

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Thu Dec-09-04 09:30 AM
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Congo poachers leave bonobo at risk

Edited on Thu Dec-09-04 09:30 AM by emad

By Richard Black
BBC environment correspondent

Related to humans, it is thought the bonobo could learn to speak

Scientists working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the only country where bonobos live - have found evidence that they are being hunted for bush meat in areas where they should be protected.

Numbers may be down to 20% of previous levels.

They look like a smaller, cuter version of the chimpanzee; and uniquely among animal species, they use casual sex to bond social groups.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4080807.stm

One of humankind's closest relatives may be facing extinction......

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Mistra_Know_It_All

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Thu Dec-09-04 09:33 AM
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1. The Bonobo (unlike the common chimp) is fully passive. They

have sex casually and often. In other words they truly are lovers, not fighters.

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