The orphans at Lola ya Bonobo adore their caretakers who act as surrogate mothers...raising them just like their moms would in the wild.

Lola ya Bonobo, in DRC, is the only Bonobo rescue and sanctuary for orphaned Bonobos in the world.

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“Normally those orphans are traumatized once they see how a poacher kills their mother. They get scared…that’s why affection and love is very important so they can forget about the big trauma they get from the bush.”

The angels at Lola ya Bonobo

If you watch Mama Yvonne with the Bonobo orphans in her care, you can see why Bonobos are our closest relatives...including when they're misbehaving!

Pay close attention to naughty Kwango who is the nursery rascal...he's always causing chaos & stirring up drama

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Kwango is such a rascal!!

He doesn’t like bath time so he throws a fit when the other orphans are being bathed.

That’s him yelling at the top of his lungs.

In this video he even knocks over the bucket aka his bathtub. Smh.

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Kwango doesn’t understand that sometimes he needs to cool things down and take a break from being such a rascal!

Here is Kwango meeting a new orphan, Balanga, who has just left quarantine after being rescued. Kwango is naughty as always. Smh.

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Every parent has tricks they use to get their kids to take their medication.

The team at Lola Ya Bonobo has to use tricks too.

Except they have to get wild living Bonobos to take medication!

Here Paulin and Mama Suzy are trying every trick to get Shibo to take his medication!