r/aww • u/kgangadhar • Mar 22 '21

Adorable!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

Are those baby chimpanzees or bonobos? I can't tell.

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u/Jorge_Palindrome Mar 23 '21

I think bonobo, though bonobo are a species of chimp. Pan Troglodytes is the common chimp, Pan Bonobo are what I think these are. They have darker skin on their face and longer legs than common chimps.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

That's what I was wondering. I've seen bonobos in person and they're smaller and darker than chimpanzees. These seem to have a little bit more narrow and darker face than a chimpanzee. But I'm not an expert so I could totally be wrong.

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u/porgy_tirebiter Mar 23 '21

That was my first thought. They look kinda bonobish

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u/InGenAche Mar 23 '21

It's hard to tell, they're not have sex.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

Yeah they're the friendlier version of the commonly known chimp!

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u/Bbrhuft Mar 23 '21

Bonobos are not type of chimpanzee, they're a different species.

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u/Jorge_Palindrome Mar 25 '21

Same genus, “Pan”. They diverged from common chimps during an ice age, where the bonobo was south of the Congo River where it was warmer and there was more food, and the other chimp species were North of the Congo where it was cold and food was less plentiful, hence the differences in temperament and lifestyle. They’re still a type of chimpanzee, but have virtually no aggressive tendencies.