BONOBO WISHLIST

Give the gift of joy to our bonobo family by sending items from the bonobos’ Wishlist! Items include new foraging devices, nesting materials, tasty treats, and environmental enrichments that promote natural bonobo behaviors. Please reach out to our team at info@apeinitiative.org with any questions. Please send any items for the bonobos to the following address:

Ape Initiative
4200 Evergreen Ave
Des Moines, IA 50320

Deliveries are accepted 7-days a week, from 9 AM to 6 PM

Thank you for your support!

TECO’S WISHLIST 💙

Whirl and twirls - Teco is often seen spinning and zooming around with his enrichment. Let Teco get his wiggles out by gifting him a whirl and twirl! Please select the “Surface” mount. Need = 8

Storybooks - Teco is a big movie buff, but he also likes to flip through picture books from the comfort of his nest. Gift Teco a set of books from his favorite movies so that he can always have them around! Need = 5

Dried banana - Teco loves all things banana! Share some sweetness with our resident sweetie, Teco! Need = 6

ELIKYA’S WISHLIST ❤️

Steel handle bars - Elikya is the queen of climbing. She loves to forage for food and lounge on the fire hose. Gift Elikya some handle bars so our team can provide her with more vertical space to climb and play! Need = 30

Honey - Our queen bee likes to keep busy. Send Elikya her favorite sweet treat! Need = 6

Rice cakes - Salt-free rice cakes are a delicious and filling snack for Elikya and her family! Maximize the queen’s foraging opportunities! Need = 6

MALI’S WISHLIST 🧡

Puzzle feeders - Mali is an expert tool user! She can often be seen using sticks to get food from those hard to reach places. Help keep Mali’s mind active by gifting her these puzzle feeders! Need = 6

Chickpeas - Foraging for chickpeas is a great way to enrich Mali’s life! Need = 6

Dried apricots - Mali is the ultimate sweetheart! Dried apricots are the perfect sweet treat to be paired with enrichment items, like puzzle feeders! Need = 6

NYOTA’S WISHLIST 💜

Construction paper rolls - Nyota loves tactile and visual enrichment! These rolls make for perfect capes, paper chains, smear boards, and nests. Need = 2

Apple juice - Nyota often asks for “Apple” “Juice”, being very deliberate in selecting the apple lexigram and pairing it with the juice lexigram. He loves all things apple! Need = 10

Dried persimmons - Nyota has the ultimate sweet tooth! Send him a natural and sweet treat for training and research sessions! Need = 6

CLARA’S WISHLIST 🩷

Hammocks - Clara loves to create large nests made out of wood wools and blankets. Send Clara hammocks to help make her nests even more cozy! Please select the 4’ by 8’ versions. Need = 10

Vegetable pouches - Clara is our veggie girl! She forages for all of the peppers, carrots, and kale that she can carry and brings them up to her nest or a tall perch. Need = 6

Macadamia nuts - This nutty girl loves to show off her goofy side! Gift Clara delicious nuts for her forages, enrichment items, and training sessions! Need = 6

MAISHA’S WISHLIST 💚

Rubber tire enrichments - Maisha loves portable and destructible enrichment items. These tires are great for extractive foraging and sensory exploration! Please select the XLarge 7” versions. Need = 12