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Bonobo Birthdays and Historic Bonobo Rewilding!

Every day is special at the zoo, but this week has been quite the celebration in Jungle Trails! We have two birthdays within the area – Bonobo Lana & Keeper Matt. The festivities feel [...]

Happy World Bonobo Day 2022!

February 14th is known by many as Valentine’s Day, but here at the zoo we celebrate a slightly different holiday. Bonobos are our closest living relatives (they share the title with chimpanzees who belong [...]

Celebrating World Bonobo Day

By the Bonobo Care team – Jungle Trails Bonobos are man’s closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of the same DNA. Bonobos share defining primate traits with humans like opposable thumbs, the largest brains [...]