,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ace  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson of   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1  
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 and ,mr4  
,chabot7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,february #ad as ,world  
,bonobo ,day4  ,whereas the ,bonobo     
,project is a #eja7;c77#c7 nonprofit    
organization that seeks to elevate the  
status of the bonobo1 an endangered     
species1 and coordinate activities that 
support the preservation of bonobos in  
their natural habitat2 ,whereas bonobos 
are classified as great apes and are    
found only in the heart of the          
,democratic ,republic of ,congo 7,,drc71
 ,africa1 between the ,congo ,river1 the

 ,lualaba ,river1 and the               
,kasai_/,sankuru ,rivers2 ,whereas the  
,international ,union for ,conservation 
of ,nature 7,,iucn7 has placed bonobos  
on the endangered species list1 stating 
that there are as few as #ae1jjj bonobos
 left in the wild and their population  
is decreasing2 ,whereas bonobos share   
almost #ii percent of the same ,,dna    
with humans and they are closer         
genetically to humans than they are to  
gorillas or orangutans2 ,whereas bonobos
 are the only matriarchal great ape1 and
 female alliances enable bonobos to     
maintain social dominance in their      
groups2 ,whereas bonobos primarily      
resolve tensions within and between     
their groups through sexual contact1 not
 through fatal aggression2 ,whereas the 
,bonobo ,project works with other bonobo
 organizations1 such as ,lola ya        
,bonobo1 the only sanctuary for bonobos 
in the world2 the staff at ,lola ya     
,bonobo work to rescue1 rehabilitate1   
and release bonobos back into the wild2 

and ,lola ya ,bonobo is located in      
,kinshasa1 ,,drc1 on #ge acres of       
forested land2 ,whereas the ,bonobo     
,project also works with the ,wamba     
,committee for ,bonobo ,research1       
located near the ,luo ,scientific       
,reserve in ,wamba1 ,,drc1 which is the 
original site for bonobo research       
founded by ,dr4 ,takayoshi ,kano in     
#aigc2 ,whereas bonobos are an          
endangered species for several reasons1 
but mainly due to poaching and habitat  
destruction and fragmentation2 ,whereas 
seven ,united ,states zoos have bonobos 
including the ,san ,diego ,zoo1         
,milwaukee ,county ,zoo1 ,jacksonville  
,zoo1 ,columbus ,zoo and ,aquarium1     
,cincinnati ,zoo and ,botanical ,garden1
 ,memphis ,zoo1 and ,fort ,worth ,zoo2  
the ,milwaukee ,county ,zoo sponsors the
 ,bonobo and ,congo ,biodiversity       
,initiative2 several of the zoos support
 bonobo sanctuary1 research1 and        
conservation efforts in the ,congo2 and 
the ,ape ,cognition and ,conservation   

,initiative near ,des ,moines1 ,iowa1   
houses and studies a small group of     
bonobos2 and ,whereas ,february #ad1    
,valentine's ,day1 would be an          
appropriate date to designate as ,world 
,bonobo ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports designation of ,world     
,bonobo ,day2 and  7#b7 encourages the  
people of the ,united ,states to        
participate in activities that help to  
educate the public about the need to    
protect bonobos as uniquely matriarchal1
 loving1 and endangered great apes4