With my daughter - who studies Biology - we visited Apenheul in The Netherlands to meet a young baby bonobo named after Frans. Here she is... "A young bonobo was born at the end of February. Both mother and baby are doing well. The baby is the first offspring for mother Pangi, who is doing incredibly well. She is very caring for the baby and protects it well. The little one is a female and she is named after primatologist Frans de Waal. She has been given the name Mayele Frans. Mayele is from Lingala, a language spoken in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo where bonobos live in the wild, and stands for intelligent, wise, expert; "a nice additional reference to Frans de Waal". https://apenheul.nl/nieuws/2024/04/kom-je-op-babybezoek#:~:text=Ze%20heeft%20de%20naam%20Mayele,de%20naam%20Pistache%20heeft%20gekregen.

A keen follower of the work of Frans de Waal I was very saddened to hear about his passing. An unimaginable loss, also for the scientific community. My deepest condolences to his wife Catherine, his family and all those who loved him dearly. When I was 11 years old I collected pictures of animals and put them in a scrapbook. It was then that I first 'met' Frans de Waal. The story of Kuif who learnt how to bottle feed Roosje appeared in our local newspaper and so I took a pair of scissors and put it in my book. This was 1979. Years later I was studying pedagogical sciences and became interested in the books of the by now famous Dutch primatologist. Several times I saw Frans enchant his audience with talks. Last time I took my daughter (now 23) who is now studying Biology. It's great to be able to talk about Frans' work with my daughter. Frans has been a great inspiration for me, and will continue to be. I fully agree with what Frans stated in De Pedagoog (in 2019): evolution and biology are too often ignored in the social sciences. His voice and insight will be sorely missed. Wishing you all the strenght right now, Hans Alkmaar, The Netherlands I wrote this personal goodbye: http://pedagoogle.com/2024/03/21/primatoloog-frans-de-waal-bracht-apen-en-mensen-een-beetje-dichter-bij-elkaar/