Bonobo Wading @ Planckendael Incident 2

Hermien (Female) steps into water to collect food from moat. Note, quadrupedal on land, bipedal (4 steps, 10 sec) in water. In this short masters study bonobos were observed to move bipedally approximately 2-3% of the time on land, but about 90% of the time when they were (albeit rarely) in water.
Kuliukas, A. Wading for Food: The Driving Force of the Evolution of Bipedalism?. Nutrition and Health 16:267-289, (2002).

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Science & Technology

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• Wading
• Waterside
• Bipedalism