Recently, we talked about how bonobos and chimpanzees are different…but we also noted that they are alike. They split into separate species 2 million years ago, but in the grand scheme of things, that’s fairly recent! Here are the many ways bonobos and chimpanzees are alike:

• They are both great apes, the largest of all primates.
• They are about the same size.
• Their arms are longer than their legs, and they can move using all four limbs simultaneously.
• They both have thumbs and opposable big toes used for holding on to things and climbing.
• Their hair evenly covers their entire body.
• Both bonobos and chimps eat plants, fruit, and insects.
• The females of both species carry baby for similar amounts of time and then care for them for many years (5-8) before the Females have similar gestation lengths and adults provide care to offspring for many years before they are self-sufficient.
• Bonobo and chimpanzee females usually give birth to one infant every five or six years.
• As great apes, they both have incredible mental abilities as compared to all other primates.
• They both live wildly in Africa.
• Both apes split their time between the ground and the trees and make nests in the trees for sleeping.
• Due to environmental concerns, habitat destruction and bushmeat hunting, both apes are in danger and need our help.

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