In the video, filmed by a zoo visitor, Bili is sitting on a raised platform in the chimpanzee enclosure as some other bonobos try to push him off. According to animal welfare organisations bonobo Bili has been severely traumatised since being sent to the German zoo. The 'Save Bonobo Bili from Wuppertal Zoo' petition launched by Petra Bente aims to see Bili rehoused to the 'Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre' near Bovington, in Dorset, England. According to Bente, Bili was sent to Germany from Twycross Zoo after his mother Maringa failed to care for him. But the pleas have so far been rejected by Wuppertal Zoo, who say they are still hoping that Bili can be integrated with their own ape family.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2019 14:58 UTC