Thomas E. Billings wrote:


> In particular, I'm curious if the book shows bonobos eating meat (bonobos,
> like chimps, are omnivores). My curiosity is motivated because many
> fruitarians still insist that "apes are fruitarians", despite massive
> evidence to the contrary. Actual photgraphic evidence is good, as per
> the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words".

I watched orangutans (Mpongo pygmaes, also Simia satyrus)at Semenggok
Wildlife Center in Malaysia (Borneo) eat bananas. I did not personally
see them eat animals, but the local guides said they ate insects and very
small animals. They said these orangutans were 97% genetically the same
as humans.

My best, Ellie