bonobos get stressed out.eel they're not going to be able to share they get anxious and that drives them to want to be reassured and they have a bonobo handshake to make it better. >> males will do that with females, males, doesn't matter -- >> any combination, any age. >> reporter: it's an irony this peace-loving primate is being hunted to extinction. though it's illegal to kill or capture bonobos in conbow, that hasn't slowed their rapid decline. forest animals are sold in bustling bush meat markets for food. at the largest, in capital's capital canshasa, you can buy monkeys, porcupines, alligators, dead or alive. bonobos aren't openly sold here anymore but you can still buy them in many parts of congo. orphaned babies often end up in the only place that can care for them. the babies arrive traumatized, often injured. each is a assigned a surrogate human poerth mother. their job is to raise the babies as their own, showering them with the love and attention the orphaned apes so desperately need. >> it's incr

>> yes, it's a bonobo. bonobo? it's the first time for me i he say, they never survive in captivity. >> he was warning you, don't fall in love with a bonobo because it's going to die? >> yeah, it was a sort of challenge. >> reporter: there are now more than 70 bonobos at lola. many of the original orphans have children of their own. to save these primates from extinction their numbers in the wild will have to grow. six years ago the team from lola decided to try to release some back into the forest. nothing like it had ever been done with bonobos before. they hand-picked nine apes who they thought would do well on their own. >> they have to be able to get along in a group as well as be strong themselves? >> it's like you chose people to go to the moon. >> reporter: it's not quite the moon but the site they found to release the bonobos is about as remote as you can find on the planet. it's a three-hour flight deep into the wilderness of northern congo. river in a dugout canoe. life along the river hasn't changed muc

it's called lola ya bonobo -- the bonobo paradise. for these endangered apes that's exactly what it is. this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre, belgian born, has lived in congo most of her life. when she's asked why she cares about bonobos, she says look in their eyes. >> the way they look in your eyes, literally in you, it's like they look in your soul. >> it's rare most primates don't maintain eye contact like that. >> yeah, because don't try to do this with gorilla, you know. >> right. threatening gesture if you do it. bonobos look rightt you? >> yeah. reporter: bonobos m m have a brain that's a thirdrdhe size of ours but they're remarkably intelligent. sophisticated forms of communication. and their gestutus are unmimiakable. like chimpanzees, bonobos use tools in a wide variety of ways and are capable of abstract problem solving. >> she has a babab so she cannot go deep. >> so she's breaking the stick, actually. >> yeah, she showed the stick is too short. >> so she got a longer stick. that's amazing. so she's u

it's called lola ya bonobo -- the bonobo paradise.endangered apes that's exactly what it is. this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre, belgian born, has lived in congo most of her life. when she's asked why she cares about bonobos, she says look in their eyes. >> the way they look in your eyes, literally in you, it's like they look in your soul. >> it's rare most primates don't maintain eye contact like that. >> yeah, because don't try to do this with gorilla, you know. >> right. threatening gesture if you do it. bonobos look right at you? >> yeah. >> reporter: bonobos may have a brain that's a third the size of ours but they're remarkably intelligent. those high-pitched screeches are sophisticated forms of communication. and their gestures are unmistakable. like chimpanzees, bonobos use tools in a wide variety of ways and are capable of abstract problem solving. >> she has a baby. so she cannot go deep. >> so she's breaking the stick, actually. >> yeah, she showed the stick is too short. >> so she got a longer stick.

"it's a bonobo." a bonobo-- it was the first time for me i hear this word.nd he say they never survive in captivity. >> cooper: so he was warning you, "don't... don't fall in love with a bonobo, because it's going to die." >> andre: yeah, but it was a sort of challenge. >> cooper: there are now more than 70 bonobos at lola. many of the original orphans have children of their own. but to save these primates from extinction, their numbers in the wild will have to grow. six years ago, the team from lola decided to try to release some back into the forest. nothing like it had ever been done with bonobos before. they hand-picked nine apes who they thought would do well on their own. they have to be able to get along in a group, as well as be strong themselves. >> andre: yeah. yeah, yeah. it's just like you chose people to go in the moon. >> cooper: it's not quite the moon, but the site they found to release the bonobos is about as remote a place as you can find on the planet. it's a three-hour flight deep into the wilderness of northern congo, then a long, slow r

bonobo. the babies arrive traumatized, often injured. each is assigned a surrogate human mother. their job is to raise the babies as their own, showering themem with the love and attention the orphaned apes so desperately need. >> it's incredible to see them up close like this. >> human. >> yeah. >> you know, i say all the time that for sure they are great apes. they are not us. and we are not them. but we have a line in the middle of the two worlds that we cross all the time. >> reporter: baby bonobos are as playful as any human toddler. susie would know. she's in charge of the bonobos' welfare at lola and oversees their rehabilitation. >> you have a child of your own? >> yes. >> how are they y fferent? >> i can s s there's no difference. >> there's no difference? you really have to be a mother to this baby? >> yes. most of the time you need experienced mothers. they give a lot of affection and this is the only way to serve them. >> that's what saves these babies? >> yes, and make them in li

bonobos. they may look like chimpanzees, but they are an entirely their behavior couldn't be more different. bonobos are the only great apes that live in female-dominated groups, and unlike chimps and humans, which are often violent bonobos would rather make love than war. as anderson cooper discovered, they are an endangered species, and only found in one place, the central africa. congo's been torn apart by war for decades, keeping researchers away, which is why bonobos are the least-understood apes on the planet. >> cooper: the world's only sanctuary for bonobos sits on the outskirts of congo's capital, kinshasa. it's called lola ya bonobo-- "bonobo paradise"-- and for these endangered apes, that's exactly what it is. this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre. she's belgian-born, but has lived in congo most of her life. if you ask her why she cares so much about bonobos, she'll tell you "just look into their eyes." >> claudine andre: the way they look in your eyes, deeply in

. >> cooper: bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males.t's the females who run the

. >> cooper: bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males. it's the females who run the

. >> cooper: bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males.

bonobos and warby parker have done similar things. wonder, how many of those consumers, if they are too busy to go to a physical store, why would they do that? harvey: this is our second round. we had a test store in nordstrom's. we wanted to tease it out even greater. in reality, what we are seeing are heightened levels of purchasing where people are buying in the shop while they are there. higher thanrially the concept we tested. about 40 percent of the people are walking by the storefront and recognizing we are a jewelry store and walking in. and those 40% have become customers. it is changing the dynamics of what we are seeing. we are doing quite a bit of business. we will open three or four stores and bring to market a greater level of experience and testing in this process. emily: all right, harvey kester, ceo of blue nile. thank you so much for joining us. that's the retail perspective. i want to talk more about delivery. easy post is an app platform that bridges the gap between companies and carriers like ups. david kirkpatric

it's called lola ya bonobo-- "bonobo paradise"-- and for these endangered apes, that's exactly what it is. this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre. she's belgian-born, but has lived in congo most of her life. if you ask her why she cares so much about bonobos, she'll tell

. >> cooper: but bonobos look right at you. >> andre: oh, yeah. >> cooper: bonobos may have a brain that's a third the size of ours, but they're remarkably intelligent. ( bonobo screeching ) >> cooper: those high-pitched screeches are a sophisticated form of communication, and their gestures are unmistakable. like chimpanzees, bonobos use tools in a wide variety of ways,

bonobos aren't openly sold here

bonobos, they get really stressed out. and if they feel like they're not going to be able to share, they get really anxious, and then that drives them to want to be reassured. and they then happen to o ve a bonono handshake to feel better. >> cooper: and males do that with females, males will do that with males, females will do that with females. doesn't matter, even the ages? >> hare: any combination, any age. >> cooper: it's an irony that this peace-loving primate is

it's a threatening gesesre, if you do it with a gorilla. >> andre: yeah. >> cooper: but bonobos look