Bonobo Kids

Fantastic picture and commentary on bonobo apes from a blog that features a wonderful children's book, I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo - profits go to non-profits, Jane Goodall wrote the afterword.

We were so lucky to interview wildlife adventure photographers Adam Bates and Julie Calvert of Shutterspeed Travel after they spent two weeks at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary in Africa’s DRC. Lola does the amazing work of rescuing young bonobos orphaned by the hunting and habitat destruction in the Democratic Republic of Congo. About 50 bonobos - babies, adolescents and adults - live at the Sanctuary and heal, grow and play.

June 5th is World Environment Day - a day set up by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to ’stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and action.’ This year, the main celebration kicks off in Wellington, New Zealand while events and activities happen worldwide. The 2008 theme is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy...here is a list of actions you can take to reduce your carbon footprint...

If you said ‘NO’, then you were right! They can’t actually swim, but they love to play in the water. Check out these incredible pictures from Lola Ya Bonobo by adventure photographers Julie Calvert and Adam Bates of Shutter Speed Travel.

Bonobo Kid's Book and Website Bring Environmental Action to Children and Help to Endangered Species

Jane Goodall wrote the compelling afterword to a children's story about a young bonobo named Lucy who lives in the Jacksonville Zoo.

When you go to www.bonobokids.com to play and learn and buy tons of I’m Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo books, you are filled with a playful, joyful feeling. Of course, seeing Lucy makes you happy, but that music, that flowing melody…what is it? who created it? WE ALL LOVE IT! The music was written and performed by a very cool guy named Alex Reiser. We interviewed him so that we could find out as much as we could about this musical genius. Here are our questions and his answers:

An awesome blog for kids and parents aimed at helping the bonobos - our closest ape cousins who are dangerously near extinction in the DRC, Africa. This post lists and describes professions kids can strive for that will help save the bonobos and the world.