Bonobo Dunkin' Biscuits

From behind a post, one sees a bonobo hand and floating monkey biscuits. Lorel, an adult female bonobo at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, has just thrown part of her meal into the exhibit moat to soften them. The bonobos regularly soak their biscuits, so we can guess that they prefer the texture and the flavor of the wet biscuits over the dry ones.

In the second photograph, Lorel is gathering her meal, and in the bottom, she has one biscuit in her mouth while she harvests the rest. Bonobos are so curious and intelligent that they "test" and utilize everything in their environment to maximize their sense of well-being.

Photos by M. Brickner