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 ...

Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found ...

A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary origins for humans.

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

Initiative announced on social media Wednesday that one of their bonobos has died. In a post on Facebook, the initiative said ...

The team found that both bonobos and chimpanzees used sex in similar ways to ease tension and reaffirm social bonds before feeding. Bonobos also often had sex more after fights to repair social ...

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

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

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

Though very close in genetic relationship and virtually next-door neighbors, chimpanzees and a less-well-known species called bonobos in Zaire are socially poles apart. Only identified as a ...