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

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

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 ...

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

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.

Chimps and bonobos are humans' closest relatives, having diverged from us between 5 and 7 million years ago. They still share around 98.7% of our DNA and offer us fascinating insights into what we ...

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 ...