sˈɛvɹəl mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ, bˈɪl lˈoʊmən, ɐ fˈɪʃɚmən fɹʌm wˈɑːʃɪŋtən stˈeɪt, pˈɜːtʃɪst bˈoʊboʊ fɹʌm sˈɛd wˌaɪl lˈʊkɪŋ fɚɹə tʃˌɪmpɐnzˈiː æz ɐ pɹˈɛzənt fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɛɹənts, ɹˈeɪmənd ænd dʒˈiːn lˈoʊmən.
Several months later, Bill Lowman, a fisherman from Washington state, purchased Bobo from Said while looking for a chimpanzee as a present for his parents, Raymond and Jean Lowman.