Bonobo Habitat and Ecology
Bonobos are located in the lush semi-deciduous tropical jungles of the Congo River Basin in Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). Bonobo distribution appears to be restricted to the southern bank of the Congo River, where the southern extent of their range is bounded by the Kasai-Sankuru Rivers. It is very likely that these rivers and their tributaries provide geographic boundaries since both rivers reach distances of 2 to 3 kilometers across at their widest points. The eastern and western distribution of individual populations is more strongly believed to be limited by vegetation diversity rather than geographic barriers, however there are many restricting river systems in the area. The Bonobo’s overall range has been estimated to occupy no more than 200,000km2, however recent observations have expanded this figure to 500,000km2, due to the evident spatial distribution or “patchiness” of the species, since the entire Bonobo population occurs in the form of many isolated populations.
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