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)

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)