Bonobo with Treat

In Kinshasa, the young bonobos that I saw were cared for days or weeks before they were picked up by their owners. This young male clutches a length of sugar cane. He is being coaxed with food -- I am looking down so as to not threaten him. At first, the animals were usually fearful of humans, but within a short time, they would seek affection -- a basic biological drive of young primates.