Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...

The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday announced the recent passing of Maggie, one of the oldest chimpanzees in the United State, ...

Female chimps lead a life much more solitary than ... will become available for mating again much sooner. In contrast, bonobo society is marked by the strong bonds that develop between unrelated ...

Maggie, a chimpanzee that had been at the San Francisco Zoo for over half a century, died last week after suffering from cancer. Maggie was believed to be just shy of 56 and came to the zoo in 1970, ...

When a male chimpanzee wants to hit on a female without causing a scene, he sometimes has to get a little creative. "The alpha male, he can mate with whoever he wants, whenever he wants ...

Female chimps lead a life much more solitary than ... will become available for mating again much sooner. In contrast, bonobo society is marked by the strong bonds that develop between unrelated ...

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 ...