Bonobo builds a fire and toasts marshmallows - Monkey Planet: Preview - BBC

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[jimmypatterson]

It would be funny if the camera panned to the right to reveal the harmonica and acoustic guitar were being played by two other bonobos.

[lane]

For those wondering about this footage, if you search out information on Kanzi by name, you'll find he does do things like this regularly, also makes small tools and plays PacMan.  He was brought up around humans and has a large vocabulary of pictograms that he uses to communicate.  He truly is that amazing.

[valeriew]

Lol I died laughing when the bonobo went to take a bite, and it was too hot, so they gently touched it with their lips to test it! So relatable.

[sebastionhawk]

0:30 wow. look at the concentration AND anticipation AND contentment in that Bonobos eyes and face as it prepares the fire...AMAZING

[andrewlindell]

At this point they just dont talk to avoid paying taxes

[Crichjo]

Why can't we all be like this Bonobo? Just making a fire, toasting marshmallows and chilling.

[hoptoit]

Shows just how intelligent they are. Sadly there are less that 20, 000 bonobos left in the wild. For those that don’t know, the bonobos, or Pygmy chimpanzees, are the same size as chimps and actually have longer limbs but are more slender than regular chimps. Not sure where the ‘pygmy’ part fits lol. They are far more gentle than their chimpanzee cousins. They do not engage in infanticide or cannibalism, they don’t hunt monkeys, rather they play with them and groom them.
Amazing, beautiful animals.

[ChristopherCronins]

I just watched an animal knowingly and actively preparing to cook and then cooking because he knows it tastes better cooked….my mind is blown.

[OgdenM]

Wow!

And the look of utter happiness on his face is amazing.

[deepashtray]

If they figure out how to make s'mores... game over.

[timdichara]

The intelligence of our fellow primates is incredible. Allowing them to go extinct (which is likely if present trends continue) would be an unimaginable tragedy.

[katiix]

I've watched all his videos on YouTube, he amazes me everytime. He's so gentle and adorable 💞

[purpledrea]

Just so crazy how close they are to us! The way he breaks the branches, starts the fire! So human like! 😮

[monkeyjuggler]

I love the fact that he was also playing the harmonica. So talented.

[Morpheus]

Now he just has to find a marshmallow tree in the

[bennickss]

Maybe it isn’t actually a bonobo. Maybe it’s a man who successfully returned to monke.

[collpolp]

He has fire he knows what he possess that’s why he smiles
He sees the power that comes from it
It started a mental change in him

[FTBLETSAS]

Great Video! However I dont like that its always either close up to his hands or close up to his face. It looks fake even if its not. 

[jimbertido]

He actually looks like most human campers.

[pareshpatel]

It is absolutely incredible. A very intelligent creature indeed!