Extraordinary images that show just how similar we are to our closest living relative – the bonobo: Affectionate primates share 98.7% of human DNA right down to hair loss

Remarkable: Photographs of our closest living species show just how similar they are to us, sharing 98.7 per cent of DNA

These extraordinary images detail the remarkable similarities between humans and our closest living relatives, bonobos.

Sharing 98.7 per cent of human DNA, the fascinating creatures exhibit the same expressions, mannerisms and behaviour as man displays on a daily basis.

From turning taps on and off for a drink to cuddling their babies, the great apes are the closest thing to observing a human in a zoo - even suffering hair loss.

Intelligent: From turning taps on and off for a drink to cuddling their babies the great apes are the closest thing to observing a human in a zoo

Observing: The primates seem content to simply watch each other, in between eating, grooming, sleeping and playing

Affection: It's hard not to wonder what the bonobos are thinking when we see them displaying similar actions to ourselves, such as a mother cradling a youngster

Fascinating: Wildlife photographer Graham McGeorge, 42, captured these magnificent moments at Jacksonville Zoo in Florida, where he has become gripped with watching how the young bonobos grow up

Relaxing: Their natural habitat is the Congo basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they suffer horrendous atrocities and are currently listed as endangered. This troop was photographed from their home in a Florida zoo