The Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating a special birthday on Tuesday. Bo the Bonobo Zoo is celebrating its 6th birthday. Zoo officials say bonobos are the closest living relatives of humans and share more than 98% of their DNA with humans. How people live Bonobos This charismatic species of primate has been part of our community at the zoo since the late 1980s. The zoo recently celebrated Vernon the 49th birthday of the bonobo and World Bonobo Day. Vernon is the oldest mammal in the zoo. According to zoo officials, bonobos are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to deforestation and poaching. Hence, any birth is vital to the survival of this endangered species. Cell phones contain coltan, which is broken down in endangered bonobo habitats in Africa. To learn more, click here.
The Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating a special birthday on Tuesday.
Bo the Bonobo Zoo is celebrating its 6th birthday.
According to zoo officials, bonobos are the closest living relatives of humans and share more than 98% of their DNA with humans.
Like humans, bonobos live in family groups and are highly intelligent.
This charismatic species of primate has been part of our community at the zoo since the late 1980s.
The zoo recently celebrated Vernon’s 49th birthday the bonobo and World Bonobo Day. Vernon is the oldest mammal in the zoo.
According to zoo officials, bonobos are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to deforestation and poaching. Hence, any birth is vital to the survival of this species.
The zoo runs a cell phone recycling program annually to help endangered species. Cell phones contain coltan, which is broken down in endangered bonobo habitats in Africa.
To learn more, click here.
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