Table 1 The information of adoptees, biological and adoptive mothers, and duration of adoption.
From: Two wild female bonobos adopted infants from a different social group at Wamba
Adoptee (age, natal group) | Biological mother (age, group) | Adoptive mother (age, group) | Occurrence of adoption | Survival of the adoptee in October 2020 (duration of the adoption) | |
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Case 1 | Flora (2.6, unknown) | Fula (30–35, unknown) | Marie (19, PE) | April 2019 | Yes (18 months) |
Case 2 | Ruby (3.0, unknown) | Unknown | Chio (52–57, PW) | October 2019 | Yes (12 months) |