The world's first bonobo release!

By Florent Matheson. Watch the very first bonobo release by Amis des Bonobos du Congo (ABC), who run the world's only bonobo sanctuary, Lola ya Bonobo. The video is in French, but you don't need to speak the language to see the excitement!

[@stefauer]

Bravo for the effort to save this wonderful primate ! An excellent and touching video on the process of reintroducing species into their indigenous environment. Claudine André, Suzy, Fanny, and the whole Lola Ya Bonobo team have done and continue doing a superb job of helping our closest primate relative. Please support their cause with donations and/or other volunteer assistance !! c. duke

[@worldofzaharoff]

This is such a beautiful film. "Les Pays de Bonobo" means the "Country of Bonobo" - so much effort the preservation of this peaceful, beautiful cousin of ours, but only an instant to kill and rip a baby from the mother's arms. It must have been very tough on them with all the moving (from what I understood, they were sedated?). I want to hold one too! This is great! Thank you for taking the time to film and post on youtube.

[@reuterromain1054]

I am wondering where these bonobos came from?