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

Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant ...

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

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

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

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 bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.

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

Using sex to manage social tension dates back over six million years to humans' common ape ancestor, according to a new study. Comparing sister ...

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