we actually have two closest relatives not one and bonobos and chimpanzees are
not one and bonobos and chimpanzees are
not one and bonobos and chimpanzees are like our cousins and it’s a little bit
like our cousins and it’s a little bit
like our cousins and it’s a little bit like having two first cousins they’re
like having two first cousins they’re
like having two first cousins they’re equally related to you but they’re
equally related to you but they’re
equally related to you but they’re different from each other one of the
different from each other one of the
different from each other one of the reasons people haven’t heard of them is
reasons people haven’t heard of them is
reasons people haven’t heard of them is because bonobos only live south of the
because bonobos only live south of the
because bonobos only live south of the Congo River in one country the
Congo River in one country the
Congo River in one country the Democratic Republic of Congo what humans
Democratic Republic of Congo what humans
Democratic Republic of Congo what humans naturally jump to is their sexual
naturally jump to is their sexual
naturally jump to is their sexual behavior the Kama Sutra is quite boring
behavior the Kama Sutra is quite boring
behavior the Kama Sutra is quite boring if you watch bonobos for a while but I
if you watch bonobos for a while but I
if you watch bonobos for a while but I think if bonobos could talk they would
think if bonobos could talk they would
think if bonobos could talk they would sort of be puzzled and say really what’s
sort of be puzzled and say really what’s
sort of be puzzled and say really what’s special about us is we are the only ape
special about us is we are the only ape
special about us is we are the only ape that doesn’t kill one of the ways that
that doesn’t kill one of the ways that
that doesn’t kill one of the ways that we’ve tried to understand bonobos
we’ve tried to understand bonobos
we’ve tried to understand bonobos psychology better is we’ve given them
psychology better is we’ve given them
psychology better is we’ve given them the opportunity to share with one
the opportunity to share with one
the opportunity to share with one another in a way that challenges ideas
another in a way that challenges ideas
another in a way that challenges ideas about how humans might be unique
about how humans might be unique
about how humans might be unique given that bonobos in the wild are not
given that bonobos in the wild are not
given that bonobos in the wild are not aggressive towards strangers and in fact
aggressive towards strangers and in fact
aggressive towards strangers and in fact are often seen interacting with them
are often seen interacting with them
are often seen interacting with them quite peacefully we thought well what a
quite peacefully we thought well what a
quite peacefully we thought well what a wonderful opportunity to test this idea
wonderful opportunity to test this idea
wonderful opportunity to test this idea we found that bonobos actually
we found that bonobos actually
we found that bonobos actually voluntarily help a stranger to get
voluntarily help a stranger to get
voluntarily help a stranger to get something that they want this has been
something that they want this has been
something that they want this has been found in little kids and many different
found in little kids and many different
found in little kids and many different cultures but it’s the first time that we
cultures but it’s the first time that we
cultures but it’s the first time that we found similar behaviors in non-human
found similar behaviors in non-human
found similar behaviors in non-human primate it tells us part of human
primate it tells us part of human
primate it tells us part of human altruism may be as a result of biology
altruism may be as a result of biology
altruism may be as a result of biology whether it goes to the degree of humans
whether it goes to the degree of humans
whether it goes to the degree of humans is then another question but at least in
is then another question but at least in
is then another question but at least in part of our DNA so once we knew that we
part of our DNA so once we knew that we
part of our DNA so once we knew that we got really interested what is it about
got really interested what is it about
got really interested what is it about bonobos emotionally that allows them to
bonobos emotionally that allows them to
bonobos emotionally that allows them to do this so one of the fun things that’s
do this so one of the fun things that’s
do this so one of the fun things that’s been used to understand how animals
been used to understand how animals
been used to understand how animals including humans feel about others is to
including humans feel about others is to
including humans feel about others is to look at contagious yawning we know that
look at contagious yawning we know that
look at contagious yawning we know that contagious yawning in humans develops in
contagious yawning in humans develops in
contagious yawning in humans develops in young infants right as they begin to
young infants right as they begin to
young infants right as they begin to have empathy towards others
have empathy towards others
have empathy towards others star recording this is my body group
star recording this is my body group
star recording this is my body group main session so we showed what we call
main session so we showed what we call
main session so we showed what we call bonobo TV they saw either a bonobo that
bonobo TV they saw either a bonobo that
bonobo TV they saw either a bonobo that they knew very well yawning or they saw
they knew very well yawning or they saw
they knew very well yawning or they saw bonobo they’d never seen before yawning
bonobo they’d never seen before yawning
bonobo they’d never seen before yawning when they saw the videos of the
when they saw the videos of the
when they saw the videos of the strangers yawning they yawn more often
strangers yawning they yawn more often
strangers yawning they yawn more often than when they saw the video of the
than when they saw the video of the
than when they saw the video of the bonobos they know yawning so it seems
bonobos they know yawning so it seems
bonobos they know yawning so it seems that bonobos have even a level of
that bonobos have even a level of
that bonobos have even a level of emotional engagement or even empathy
emotional engagement or even empathy
emotional engagement or even empathy towards strangers that we don’t see in
towards strangers that we don’t see in
towards strangers that we don’t see in other species here is a species that
other species here is a species that
other species here is a species that could teach us more about how to be
could teach us more about how to be
could teach us more about how to be humane then probably anything else in
humane then probably anything else in
humane then probably anything else in the world but they are in a place in the
the world but they are in a place in the
the world but they are in a place in the world that they are under a lot of
world that they are under a lot of
world that they are under a lot of pressure
most of the bonobos that we study the
most of the bonobos that we study the mothers has been killed by poachers and
mothers has been killed by poachers and
mothers has been killed by poachers and hunters and when there were little kid
hunters and when there were little kid
hunters and when there were little kid that were sold in the black market as
that were sold in the black market as
that were sold in the black market as pets
pets
pets Lola a bonobo sanctuary is an orphanage
Lola a bonobo sanctuary is an orphanage
Lola a bonobo sanctuary is an orphanage for bushmeat victims today I would say
for bushmeat victims today I would say
for bushmeat victims today I would say that things are harder than ever China
that things are harder than ever China
that things are harder than ever China and India are having a huge influence in
and India are having a huge influence in
and India are having a huge influence in central Africa you know our big fear was
central Africa you know our big fear was
central Africa you know our big fear was that there was going to be a perceived
that there was going to be a perceived
that there was going to be a perceived market for bush meat a perceived
market for bush meat a perceived
market for bush meat a perceived international market for pet great apes
international market for pet great apes
international market for pet great apes but the reality today is there’s a real
but the reality today is there’s a real
but the reality today is there’s a real market great apes are being sold for 50
market great apes are being sold for 50
market great apes are being sold for 50 to 300 thousand dollars each to zoos
to 300 thousand dollars each to zoos
to 300 thousand dollars each to zoos circuses and private individuals in
circuses and private individuals in
circuses and private individuals in terms of how many bonobos are remaining
terms of how many bonobos are remaining
terms of how many bonobos are remaining in the wild the short answer is scary
in the wild the short answer is scary
in the wild the short answer is scary few for each ape that leaves the country
few for each ape that leaves the country
few for each ape that leaves the country and actually is in a zoo in China you’re
and actually is in a zoo in China you’re
and actually is in a zoo in China you’re going to have lost at least two or three
going to have lost at least two or three
going to have lost at least two or three dozen to get that individual out you
dozen to get that individual out you
dozen to get that individual out you just can’t sustain those losses when
just can’t sustain those losses when
just can’t sustain those losses when you’re talking about a slow reproducing
you’re talking about a slow reproducing
you’re talking about a slow reproducing species like great apes the solution is
species like great apes the solution is
species like great apes the solution is to not only work hard to save those wild
to not only work hard to save those wild
to not only work hard to save those wild places to end the bushmeat trade which
places to end the bushmeat trade which
places to end the bushmeat trade which is what friends of bonobos
is what friends of bonobos
is what friends of bonobos is all about but also to engage with the
is all about but also to engage with the
is all about but also to engage with the Chinese that’s our goal to get people
Chinese that’s our goal to get people
Chinese that’s our goal to get people excited about bonobos just like we are
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