Overview
- Milumbe, a female bonobo born on March 11, 2025, was officially presented at Cologne Zoo on May 8, 2025.
- The zoo will feature Milumbe in a special Mother’s Day public viewing event scheduled for May 11, 2025.
- Malaika, the 15-year-old first-time mother, learned parenting skills by observing other experienced female bonobos in the group.
- The bonobo group at Cologne Zoo includes six individuals, with Kivu, an 18-year-old male, identified as Milumbe’s father.
- Bonobos, native to the Congo Basin and classified as endangered, are known for their matriarchal social structure and close genetic relationship to humans.