Bonobos are often described as gentle apes, generally calm primates that are seen as peacemakers in the animal kingdom. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The great apes are the closest living relatives to humans. We share over ninety-eight percent of our DNA with some species of ...

Researchers tested if apes could exercise “theory of mind” and found that they can tell if someone is ignorant and will leap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bonobos can keep track of individuals, even when they can no longer see them. A new study has found the great apes can follow the ...

A series of hide-and-seek experiments with a bonobo named Kanzi shows for the first time that apes can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once, even when they are out of sight. Kanzi ...

A new study of our two closest living relatives finds that, at least in zoos, bonobos may not be more peaceful than ...

9-year-old bonobo, Max, died June 18 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced July 24. A necropsy revealed Max suffered from gastric ulcers and heat-related illness, although the root cause ...

Apes orphaned by the illegal trade in bushmeat and pets can overcome trauma and develop social abilities like those of their mother-reared peers. A new study led by Durham University, UK, looked at ...

People are constantly looking at the behavior of others and coming up with ideas about what might be going on in their heads. Now, a new study of bonobos adds to evidence that they might do the same ...

An ape habitat at the Memphis Zoo is temporarily closed after a group of guests taunted the ape, who then broke an interior glass. The moment was captured on camera and has since gone viral. The ...