Pan paniscus

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Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf great ape
mammal
primate
species
averageGestationPeriod about 240 days
averageLifespanInCaptivity over 50 years
averageLifespanInWild about 40 years
class Mammalia
closestRelative Pan troglodytes
cognitiveAbility high intelligence
commonName bonobo
pygmy chimpanzee
communication complex vocalizations
gestural communication
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Ernst Schwarz
diet frugivorous
omnivorous
endemicTo Democratic Republic of the Congo
family Hominidae
genus Pan
groupName community
habitat secondary forest
swamp forest
tropical rainforest
kingdom Animalia
locomotion bipedalism (occasional)
knuckle-walking
nativeTo Congo Rainforest
surface form: Congo Basin

Democratic Republic of the Congo
order Primates
phylum Chordata
rangeBoundedBy Congo River to the north
Kasai River to the south and east
reproduction live birth
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
sharesCommonAncestorWith Homo sapiens
socialBehavior female-bonded groups
highly cooperative
relatively peaceful
socialStructure matriarchal
subfamily Homininae
taxonRank species
threat bushmeat hunting
civil conflict in range
habitat loss
tribe Hominini
uses tool use observed in wild
yearDescribed 1929

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Pan containsTaxon Pan paniscus