Bonabo Sanctuary

Our trip to one of Kinshasa's few tourist attractions:  the bonabo  sanctuary.  Bonabos are a separate primate species closely related to chimpanzees and are found only in the DRC; the bonabos at the sanctuary are being prepared to be returned to the wild.

These are the hammocks where the bonabos "hang" out at night.

Bonabo playground.

First bonabo sightings.

Bonabo on his way to work (or play).

This bonabo looks a little like Yoda.

The path into the bonabo sanctuary.

A tableau of bonabos.

This guy was having too much fun with a plastic bag.

Our guide to the bonabo sanctuary.

The path through the sanctuary was really quite steep at times, but all of the missionaries enjoyed it.  Some came from as far away as Gabon and Cameroon.

Finally something really beautiful. :-)

The setting was actually very lovely.