<p>Staff at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Ohio shared a video of a bonobo frolicking with its mother as they drilled home the message that play is as important for an animal as it is for a human.</p><p>A clip shared to the zoo’s Facebook page on January 30 shows a baby bonobo, also known as a pygmy chimp, playing airplane with it’s mother.</p><p>“Play is very important for a variety of species of animals including both humans and bonobos,” a post on the zoo’s Facebook page read. “Sharing more than 98% of its DNA with humans, the bonobo is our closest living relative. Like humans, bonobos live in family groups and are highly intelligent.”</p><p>The clip had earned 50,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens via Storyful</p><br />
