A bonobo sanctuary in Kinshasa, Congo provides care for orphaned bonobos rescued from poaching and bushmeat hunting, while working to change local attitudes toward the critically endangered species.

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A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo's capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers. Despite legal protections, bonobos are targeted for bushmeat. Educators at the sanctuary work to change this. Bonobos share nearly 99 per cent of their DNA with humans and are endangered, with numbers dropping from 100,000 in the 1980s to about 20,000 today.