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Bonobos eat mostly fruits (40-90% of their diet) and vegetables, but will also eat shoots, leaves, flowers, seeds, barks, pith, herbs, insect larvae, and earthworms. Bonobos do not aggressively hunt mammals. On rare occasions, they have been observed to capture duikers (small antelope) or flying squirrels. They are also known to eat termite clay for essential minerals, and have been recorded to eat 113 different types of plants per year.

According to the New York Times, "The menu for bonobos at the San Diego Zoo includes bananas, broccoli, cabbage, collards, corn, celery, grapes, green beans, kale, lettuce, melons, onion, papaya, pear, spinach and turnips."

Bonobos are also known to eat a large amount of Terrestrial Herbaceous Vegetation (THV) which they consume to provide their main source of protein (duikers are a delicacy).

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