we leave for Central Africa so that is probably the least explored of the big
probably the least explored of the big
probably the least explored of the big forests of the world Congo Basin mainly
forests of the world Congo Basin mainly
forests of the world Congo Basin mainly really because it’s pretty hard to work
really because it’s pretty hard to work
really because it’s pretty hard to work there because the political situation is
there because the political situation is
there because the political situation is somewhere between bad and catastrophic I
somewhere between bad and catastrophic I
somewhere between bad and catastrophic I went there to photograph our closest
went there to photograph our closest
went there to photograph our closest relative the bonobo and it’s kind of
relative the bonobo and it’s kind of
relative the bonobo and it’s kind of absurd how little we know about it
absurd how little we know about it
absurd how little we know about it considering how close we are to it so
considering how close we are to it so
considering how close we are to it so there we’re closer to these guys than to
there we’re closer to these guys than to
there we’re closer to these guys than to chimpanzees then to gorillas and we
chimpanzees then to gorillas and we
chimpanzees then to gorillas and we don’t know anything what they actually
don’t know anything what they actually
don’t know anything what they actually do in the wild and working with primates
do in the wild and working with primates
do in the wild and working with primates is really hard the Apes you need to
is really hard the Apes you need to
is really hard the Apes you need to invest many many years to really even
invest many many years to really even
invest many many years to really even start to think about taking taking data
start to think about taking taking data
start to think about taking taking data so when we started this spend some time
so when we started this spend some time
so when we started this spend some time in a bonobo orphanage or kind of like a
in a bonobo orphanage or kind of like a
in a bonobo orphanage or kind of like a refugee camp where a lot of young
refugee camp where a lot of young
refugee camp where a lot of young bonobos especially when they get
bonobos especially when they get
bonobos especially when they get confiscated because they tried to sell
confiscated because they tried to sell
confiscated because they tried to sell them for pets while they’re shut the
them for pets while they’re shut the
them for pets while they’re shut the parents and saw them as bushmeat so each
parents and saw them as bushmeat so each
parents and saw them as bushmeat so each of these baby bonobos gets a human mom
of these baby bonobos gets a human mom
of these baby bonobos gets a human mom that hangs out for them every day for 12
that hangs out for them every day for 12
that hangs out for them every day for 12 hours and until they’re 6 or 7 and then
hours and until they’re 6 or 7 and then
hours and until they’re 6 or 7 and then you can start to integrate them into
you can start to integrate them into
you can start to integrate them into groups this is David Coleman the author
groups this is David Coleman the author
groups this is David Coleman the author of the story being under very serious
of the story being under very serious
of the story being under very serious examination is oh I think this thing
examination is oh I think this thing
examination is oh I think this thing this guy knows more about me than my
this guy knows more about me than my
this guy knows more about me than my dermatologist deaf Hilary’s kids that
dermatologist deaf Hilary’s kids that
dermatologist deaf Hilary’s kids that I’m like very very interested you know
I’m like very very interested you know
I’m like very very interested you know very playful and of course what bonobos
very playful and of course what bonobos
very playful and of course what bonobos are known for is the whole sexting that
are known for is the whole sexting that
are known for is the whole sexting that they have these super sex monkeys apes
they have these super sex monkeys apes
they have these super sex monkeys apes oh it turns out that is mainly like a
oh it turns out that is mainly like a
oh it turns out that is mainly like a Sioux artifact because the whole sex
Sioux artifact because the whole sex
Sioux artifact because the whole sex thing has a and it has a social function
thing has a and it has a social function
thing has a and it has a social function it is to release tension and to avoid
it is to release tension and to avoid
it is to release tension and to avoid conflict over really special food items
conflict over really special food items
conflict over really special food items type of food items that they don’t
type of food items that they don’t
type of food items that they don’t really find in the wild but
really find in the wild but
really find in the wild but it happens there three times a day so
it happens there three times a day so
it happens there three times a day so there was plenty of that
there was plenty of that
there was plenty of that three times a day it was really going
three times a day it was really going
three times a day it was really going crazy there and then I spent 40 days
crazy there and then I spent 40 days
crazy there and then I spent 40 days with them in the wild
with them in the wild
with them in the wild I saw sex twice so it happens it is a
I saw sex twice so it happens it is a
I saw sex twice so it happens it is a behavior they have but it’s hugely
behavior they have but it’s hugely
behavior they have but it’s hugely inflated in frequency by the fact that
inflated in frequency by the fact that
inflated in frequency by the fact that they had beautiful bananas and papayas
they had beautiful bananas and papayas
they had beautiful bananas and papayas three times a day
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