Animal Time with Cbree88

Today we look at the bonobo. The bonobo and the common chimpanzee are the only two extant members of the genus Pan. The two are very closely related. They evolved to be slightly different from each other because they were separated by the Congo River.

Bonobos and chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of modern humans. Humans and these apes are believed to have diverged from each other 5-7 million years ago. This means that our last common ancestor with chimps and bonobos existed 5-7 million years ago. Some scientists have believed that human eggs and sperm and those of these animals could even be combined to create a hybrid creature. However, all attempts to do this have failed.

Bonobos tend to be much more peaceful and graceful than chimpanzees, which tend to be much more aggressive and violent.

The bonobo diet consists mainly of fruit, leaves, flowers, seeds, bark, fungus, and honey. More than 113 plants are known to be included in the bonobo diet.

The creatures exhibit a great ability to learn and socialize with each other and even mourn their dead sometimes.