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.