Great Ape Trust of Iowa To better understand bonobo intelligence, I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to meet Kanzi, a 26-year-old male bonobo reputedly able to converse with humans. When Kanzi was an ...

Kanzi, a world-famous bonobo who astonished researchers with his linguistic and tool-making abilities, has passed away at the age of 44. His groundbreaking achievements challenged long-held beliefs ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to ...

Kanzi has died at the age of 44. The iconic bonobo reshaped our understanding of ape intelligence, challenging long-held beliefs about what separates humans from our closest living relatives.

Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by combining words into ...

The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative in Iowa, United States, announced on the 21st that Kanzi suddenly left the world where his bonobo companions are. According to the institute's ...