." >> reporter: the world's only sanctuary for bonobos sits on the outskirts of congo's capital kinshasa. 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, 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. so she cannot go deep. >> so she's breaking the stick, actually. >> yeah, she showed the stick is too short. >> so she got a lo

for 17 years, she was trapped in a tiny cage at a kinshasa laboratory. now, she's the leader of the group. >> andre: and she give us a first baby born here, so... is my friend... ( laughter ) ...or my sister. >> cooper: your... your family. >> andre: my family. >> cooper: this is as close as claudine allows herself to get. now that they're wild, she used to humans ever again. do you still find it thrilling when you suddenly see them after all this time? >> andre: oh, yes. it's also so nice... present to return to the wild and be free. >> cooper: this is what you dreamed of? >> andre: yes. >> your cbs sports update is brought to you by ford. i'm james brown with scores from nfl. the jets dropped the giants in o.t. buffalo snaps houston's four-game win streak. philly hands the pats their second straight loss. carolina remains unbeaten and clinches the n.f.c. south. denver's brock osweiler wins his third straight start. k.c. rubs its win streak to six. for more sports news and information, go to cbssports.com. three hundred eleven people in this city. and o

. >> 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 your... just like they look in your soul. >> cooper: in your soul. >> andre: yeah. >> cooper: and it's rare that-- most primates don't... don't >> andre: yeah, because... don't try to do this with gorilla, you know and... >> cooper: right. it's a threatening gesture, if you do it with a gorilla. >> andre: yeah. >> 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 unmis

at the largest in congo's capital, kinshasa, you can buy monkeys, porcupines, even alligators, dead or alive. bonobos aren't openly sold here anymore, but you can still buy them in many parts of congo. their orphaned babies often end up in the only place that can care for them, lola ya bonobo. the babies arrive traumatized, often injured. each is assigned a surrogate human mother, and their job is to raise the babies as their own, showering them with the love and attention the orphan apes so desperataty need. ( shrieking ) >> cooper: it's incredible to see them up close like this. i mean, they are so... >> andre: yeah, human? >> andre: yeah, you know, i say all the time that, for sure, they are great apes. they are not us s d we are not them, but we have a line in the middle of the two world that we cross all the time. >> cooper: baby bonobos are as playful as any human toddler, and just as curious. suzy kwetuenda would know. she's in charge of the bonobos' welfare at lola and oversees their rehabilitation. you have a child of your own? >> cooper: how are they different? >> kwetuenda:

." >> reporter: the world's only sanctuary for bonobos sits on kinshasa. 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

. >> 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

at the largest in congo's capital, kinshasa, you can buy monkeys, porcupines, even alligators, dead or alive. bonobos aren't openly sold here