Comments on: In Lomami Mist, Photos of my First Sightings of Bonobos

By: Pom

Pom — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:57:02 +0000

hi! thank you very much for creating this site!

me and my friends are about to fly to congo, not D.R. of congo. We are wondering if there is any bonobos there.

Also we are curius about their nutrition, would like to know what fruits are they eating, for we know they are frugivores, right?

Maybe this is the begining of a very long chat, we are looking to buy land and start a natural fruitarian community as close to our natural habitat, wich is equatorial! so congo is our first destination, but we will go anywhere that is fit.

thanks!

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By: Terese in Kinshasa

Terese in Kinshasa — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:50:45 +0000

Thanks Michael — Ashley reads all of these with a satellite connection but has limited time to answer…so mostly we take his letters and post them. He has just sent some really exciting ones and a really disturbing one — try to get it all on in the next few days. AND YEAH this is a real exciting area …. there is a mystery monkey that Ashley got three pictures of. It was in captivity in Opala. Primatiologists that we have shown it to can not agree as to what it is. That and new distributions!

By: michael kramhoeller

michael kramhoeller — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:36:21 +0000

hello ashley,

i saw the pictures of this strange monkey( “what is this?”).
The congo river always was considered
as the border for different species.
The region on the left bank seemed to
be species poor, because of the absence of many species( okapi, chimps, gorillas, …).
Compare wwf: central congolian forests

Now with your investigations the conclusions must be redrawn and we can
see there is a very diverse wildlife

This is at least one reason to protect
this fantastic landscape.

PS: I follow all of your Posts and i’m
allways excited for the newest ones.

By: Faye

Faye — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:51:47 +0000

You’re welcome Terese. I’ve been spreading the word about Wildlife Direct to everyone I know. Word is going around and I hope that more people are able to support the efforts of everyone who has a blog on Wildlife Direct.

By: Terese in Kinshasa

Terese in Kinshasa — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:39:12 +0000

Faye — THANK YOU. It is such an encouragement to receive a contribution. It really really is.
As for nests. Yes, the bonobos build leaf based nests in trees and we camp on the ground in tents.

By: Faye

Faye — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:36:57 +0000

I MUST go to Africa before I die. There are so many nooks and places to explore. Does the team stake their own tents or are there huts that you can sleep in for the night. Also, do the Bonobos build leaf-type nests like Chimpanzees and Orangutans do in the trees?