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Happy new year from Kata

Category: kata | Date: Jan 04 2008 | By: admin

I’ve just got an email from Amandine, a French researcher at Lola with news and wonderful photos.
You won’t even believe how big Kata is now -she is positively enormous! All that milk she refused to drink 6 months ago didn’t do her any harm and it looks like she’s caught up with the rest of them. Look how tiny she is here with Anne Marie

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Then see how she is with Yvonne now!! Unlike her previous fussiness she eats absolutely anything! As you can see from the sheer size of her. Go little Kata - go!

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Isn’t she georgeous? By all accounts she’s a sweet bonobo, just like when she was a baby, however, Pierrot reports that she can be a little cool, and occasionally very quick tempered! But generally she loves to be with the others, but if when she wants something, she’ll get it at any price! Tenacious little thing, sounds just like a young Hilary Clinton.

As a matter of fact, her mama Yvonne says Kata has developed quite a dominating personality which makes it a little hard for her to find friends. But she’s trying to change! Maybe a new Madam President in the making?

Stay tuned for more pics, especially of Lolo - great work Amandine!

17 Responses to “Happy new year from Kata”

F. J. PECHIR, on 04 Jan 2008

Thank you for this news of Kata!! I´m always thinking about her, and how is Lomela doing?

lolayabonobo, on 04 Jan 2008

hey fj, news on lolo soon!

F. J. PECHIR, on 04 Jan 2008

Thank you! I just can´t wait to know about our two little babies!!
And thank you very much for all you do to care and protect all that horpaned bonobos… You are all the difference in the world for them!

F. J. PECHIR, on 04 Jan 2008

By the way.. do you know about the new bonobo reserve in DR Congo? it is a 30,570 km2 reserve named Sankuru. I write you about it a few weeks ago but I´m not sure if you read it. Very good news, isn´t it?

angie. Brit in LA, on 04 Jan 2008

such good news on little Kata! Thanks for the update. I look at her everyday on my screen saver :)

Pam/Shell Beach, CA, on 04 Jan 2008

Thank you for the great news! Funny Hilary Clinton reference.

sheryl, washington dc, on 04 Jan 2008

Oh my god, she’s huge! and simply beautiful. Thank you, Vanessa, Amandine and all at Lola, for helping Kata become such a healthy, stunner. This is really great news. Wow.

s.

Annie/Texas, on 04 Jan 2008

Isn’t she adorable!!!!!!!! Thank you for helping this baby!!

Lisa, California, on 04 Jan 2008

She looks wonderful. Such a gorgeous girl! It seems that she has gotten the life back into her eyes as well. I remember when she arrived, how sad and broken hearted she looked. I’m so, so glad she decided to live. Thank you for giving her the love and care she needed to become this lovely, healthy little bonobo. Thank you. Lisa

cathy-california, on 05 Jan 2008

Thank you so much for the beautiful photo of Kata and for everything that went into her recovery. She is magnificient. What is her relationship like with Lomela these days? Pics of Lomela? Her health status? Thanks!!!

Christine C., on 05 Jan 2008

Vanessa, thank you so much for news on Kata, I cannot believe how big and healthy she is now….what a wonderful beginning to the New Year. Again many thanks to all who saved her life!

THERESA SISKIND, on 05 Jan 2008

I kinda like that Kata has some spunk in her, it should serve her well in the future. Kata, you have my permission to throw the occasional temper tantrum! A prima donna in the making for sure, gotta love it!

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 05 Jan 2008

Congratulations for your very important work with Bonobos. Do you know what happened with Jo Thompson, that works to preserve bonobos in the Lukuru Project area and Salonga National Park.? Her blog in Wilflife Direct don’t receive update since August of 2007. Thank you very much for some information.

THERESA SISKIND, on 06 Jan 2008

Yes Lucia, I wonder too what has happened to Jo’s blog. I hope all is ok there. Funding, or lack there of, might be the problem, I fear. I try to read all the blogs, and though I don’t always post a comment, I am painfully aware of the need for funding. It always is so difficult to choose where my money goes, as the need is so desperate everywhere!

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 06 Jan 2008

I like this name, but why “Lola Ya Bonobo”?

Wanda, Atlanta, on 07 Jan 2008

I remember “praying” for her to drink the milk and the next day she began to drink-that is when I know there is some kind of higher power somewhere & at least something makes miracles happen! She is awesome now!

lolayabonobo, on 11 Jan 2008

hi girls,

don’t thank me! it’s Claudine that does all the work. I just sit here and hope with the rest of you.

But i must say, I was thrilled with kata’s progress. i remember holding her hand and thinking she was goign to die and reading all your comments wishing her well just making me cry and now she’s fine. Claudine is an absolute miracle worker. the state kata was in when she arrived.

anyway, i don’t know much about sankuru, and i’m not sure where jo is. last i heard a national georgraphic guy had just spent two weeks in the field, so maybe she can’t get to a computer??

at lola the internet always broke in the rain and i think it’s the rainy season now.

i just posted lolo, so all her die hard fans should be happy.

and lucia, Lola ya Bonobo, means ‘Bonobo paradise’ in lingala, the local language of Congo. and it really is!

V.

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