In the USA, at the Ape Initiative conservation center, a male bonobo chimpanzee Kanzi died. He was 44 years old. He had ...

The famous ape reportedly knew thousands of words, loved Clint Eastwood movies, and was a big fan of video games.

An analysis reveals how the two primate species use sex to resolve conflicts. This suggests that the social function of sex ...

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...

“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to ...

Humans share this behavioral strategy with our closest living ape relatives—bonobos and chimpanzees. Now researchers, led by Durham University, UK, have undertaken what is thought to be one of ...

The findings support the idea that sex was already being used for social purposes by the last common ancestor of humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees.

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Humans share this behavioural strategy with our closest living ape relatives – bonobos and chimpanzees. Now researchers, led by Durham University, UK, have undertaken what is thought to be one of the ...