Lola Ya Bonobo

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 13 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

well for a bunch of captive bonobos, these guys are really taking to the forest like ducks to water! They love the space, the way there are endless tress to play in, and even the princesses among them (read lomela) don’t seem to mind staying outside at night.

You’ll be pleased to know Lomela is an excellent nest builder – already very professional. But we all know lolo likes her creature comforts, and wouldn’t dream of sleeping on anything that wasn’t soft and squishy.

Here she is!

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 10 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

well, life at the release site is progressing nicely - Max, the bonobo with the beautiful hair, has taken to the wild like he never left it. just look at the way the light hits his fur… almost as if he planned it that way… hmmm…

And another one with Max and what I call his Zoolander look. Do we not think Max looks like Derek Zoolander?

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 06 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

Wow - the forest is just like Lola’s only bigger!! I’m just going to let the beauty of these next photos capture what a wonderful moment it must have been…..

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 03 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

finally! it’s time for the bonobos to have a look at their new home! did i mention that lisala was so excited to be in her new forest that she jumped the fence and started wandering around the forest! there is an  isolation enclosure so if the bonobos get sick or hungry the vets and keepers can look after them. of course marie laure and nick wanted to hold them in observation to make sure everythign was ok, but lisala was having none of it - she wanted to explore!

isiro went with her but isiro came back shortly after - lisala was just too excited and didn’t want to come back at all!

the rest were quite happy to hang out with Claudine…

and Yvonne…

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 02 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

the Po were very curious about their new adoptees - since they are now the bonobo guardians they spent some time getting to know their new charges…  most of these people have never seen a bonobo before.

Marie Laure makes sure everyone has enough water and something to eat- can’t have Lomela running out of bananas!

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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 01 2009 | By: lolayabonobo

first they are loaded onto canoes for their journey from basankusu to the release site

up the lopori river (i call it the coca cola river coz the waters are so dark)

to the waiting crowd

unloaded off the boats

and carried to their new home!

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