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Quotes About Bonobos

Bonobos' pants are incredibly comfortable.
~ Justin Rose
My style has evolved through the years being with Bonobos. I've come out of my shell a bit in terms of how I'm dressing on the golf course and what I feel comfortable in. I was very monochrome in the past and was hesitant to wear a lot of patterns even though I really love them.
~ Justin Rose
Bonobos are... ambassadors from a primordial world of peace through pleasure, inviting us in one kiss at a time.
~ Susan Block, The Bonobo Way
What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.
~ Andy Dunn
Chimps cannot tell us anything about peaceful relations, because chimps have only different degrees of hostility between communities. Whereas bonobos do tell us something; they tell us about the possibility of having peaceful relationships.
~ Frans de Waal
Male bonobos really don't fit the human male ideal.
~ Frans de Waal
Being both more systematically brutal than chimps and more empathetic than bonobos, we are by far the most bipolar ape. Our societies are never completely peaceful, never completely competitive, never ruled by sheer selfishness, and never perfectly moral.
~ Frans de Waal
MILFs rule Bonoboville
~ Susan Block
In Bonoboville, the females gently but firmly rule the roost, keeping the males gentle and firm
~ Susan Block
Studies are one thing, but then there's just the way bonobos make you feel. They're so "almost-human" on so many levels that science doesn't even know how to test yet. Just look into any bonobo's big brown eyes, and you may well feel like you're connecting with a living version of the Missing Link.
~ Susan Block
Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous "make love not war" great apes who swing through the trees as well as with each other.
~ Susan Block
Bonobos are... ambassadors from a primordial world of peace through pleasure, inviting us in one kiss at a time.
~ Susan Block
Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.
~ Frans de Waal
It's important to remember that we evolved. Now, I know that's a dirty word for some people, but we evolved from common ancestors with the gorillas, the chimpanzee and also the bonobos. We have a common past, and we have a common future.
~ Louise Leakey
Bonobos are not monkeys! Bonobos are apes.
~ Andy Dunn
Using information about animal behavior to justify social or political ideology is wrong . . . People need to be able to make decisions about their lives without having to worry about keeping up with the bonobos.
~ Unknown