Jacksonville Zoo Announces Birth Of Rare Bonobo

[Bonobo]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) ― A baby bonobo has been born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, marking the fourth birth of the endangered apes in more than five years.

The unnamed female bonobo was born Nov. 6 to to 24-year-old Kuni, who has been in Jacksonville since 1993.

Bonobos are endangered great apes native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Zoo spokeswoman Gina Stiles says the mother and baby may be viewed Saturday, weather permitting.

She says the mother is proud, showing off her baby to other bonobos and keepers.

The father is unknown. Zoo officials plan to do a DNA paternity test when the baby is older. -

http://cbs4.com/wireapnewsfl/Endangered.baby.bonobo.2.1310545.html


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BTW, I was nowhere NEAR Jacksonville in February or March!

[Orrex]

1. The father is unknown? Hmm....

Sounds like you'd better come up with an alibi, Bonobo!

[itsrobert]

3. Maybe they should name the baby "Trig"

after another baby with an unknown father.

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. ...or mother

:silly:

[Heidi]

2. She's a little beauty.

Love this thread.

:kick:

[DainBramaged]

4. So is this the result of a Bono/Prejean coupling?

[Island Blue]

5. I see an appearance on Jerry Springer

in this little guy's future. She's adorable though! :)

[tavalon]

6. Bonobos are notorious for their easygoing attitudes around sex

They love having it with whomever, whenever. They are great.

[jmondine]

22. While not being pious and judgmental of others... go figure

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. How adorable!

:loveya:

[hunter]

9. Baby!

She's gorgeous.

I hope human beings figure out how to live peacefully and lightly upon the earth and that our immediate cousins the bonobo find luxuriant natural communities in which they may prosper.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Pretty cool....

Jacksonville actually has a pretty nice zoo. It's worth a visit.

[Hepburn]

11. Oh......how cute!

:hi:

Thanks for posting the picture.

[snake in the grass]

12. My home town.

I haven't lived there in years, so my paternity is also impossible.

[Arugula Latte]

14. Yeah, well, we all know you're more into orangutans anyway.

:P

[snake in the grass]

24. Oh, those long Sumatra nights!

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[Arugula Latte]

27. ...

:spray:

[applegrove]

13. What a cutiepie.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. She is a beautiful baby! Thanks for sharing this! :)

[Solly Mack]

16. She's a beauty!!!

Big smiles

[Sultana]

17. LOL

The baby is very cute

[Toasterlad]

18. I Hope That Child Is Immediately Taken Away From That Slutty Mother.

"Identity of the father is unknown" indeed.

[Orrex]

19. The child is being sent to protective services while the mother is deployed to Afghanistan

[Bonobo]

20. All Bonobos are sluts. nt

[RollWithIt]

21. Hehe, Bonobos are notorious slutty whores

They'll screw anyone, anytime, anywhere. Argument? Screw. Found lots of food? Screw? Plus they do everything position wise which is unusual for primates. I read an article from some Japanese scientists who were studying them and it read like a Hustler magazine article. lol.

[JCMach1]

25. Yeah, even the kids...

eeeeewwww

[uppityperson]

23. Awwwww, congratulations! Cute babay

[Lochloosa]

26. I think I was drunk that night. I'll have to go for a visit today.

[Odin2005]

28. AWW!

:loveya: