Mind, these hunts aren’t very frequent. In a study spanning five years, scientists recorded only ten, fewer than half of which were actually successful. And, true to their reputations, the bonobos shared the fruits–sorry, meats–of their labor. This study has produced the first evidence of bonobos eating mammals of substantial size, as well as the first evidence of bonobos intentionally pursuing their prey. While hunting and eating monkeys may seem to some as conducted in poor taste, bonobos are not actually monkeys themselves. Perhaps, if the “hippie” apes could talk, they’d urge us humans, as fellow hominids, to expand our limited ideas about what (or who?) it’s “okay” to hunt and devour. But then, it’s probably in their best interest that they stay quiet on that score. Via: NewsDaily
