Panzee

Panzee

Panbanisha (November 17, 1985 – November 6, 2012), also known by the lexigram, was a female bonobo that featured in studies on great ape language by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. Panbanisha was the daughter of Matata, the adopted mother of the famous Kanzi, and was the mother of two sons, Nyota and Nathen. She lived at the Great Ape Trust in Iowa. Panbanisha died of a respiratory disease at the Great Ape Trust on November 6, 2012. She was 26.

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