Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Lucy Bonobo With Frozen Treat


Lucy, a young bonobo at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, is enjoying a cup of frozen fruit juice, and fruit, provided by the keepers on on hot summer days (today it reached 95 degrees!). The bareness of Lucy's forehead is from were she has been groomed. Bonobos stare intently into the other's eyes while grooming the hair on the forehead -- this physical feature can also be seen in the wild.

Photo by M. Brickner
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  1. Jan MaderJune 11, 2009 at 9:50 AM

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