The famous ape reportedly knew thousands of words, loved Clint Eastwood movies, and was a big fan of video games.

“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to navigate on a daily basis,” says team member Zanna Clay, also at Durham ...

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

Kanzi, an iconic Bonobo, who had ‘mastered the English language’, loved the video game Minecraft and had an adoration for ...

“Kanzi’s eagerness to interact with humans, enthusiasm for problem-solving, and love of food made for the fun-loving, motivated, and impactful ape that Kanzi was,” Ape Initiative said. “Kanzi gifted ...

In contrast, bonobo society is marked by the strong bonds ... a lengthy drought in southern Zaire that wiped out the preferred food plants of gorillas and sent the primates packing.

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

Kanzi, the famous bonobo at Des Moines' Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative, has died at the age of 44. He had been his normal, happy self, and was even playing in the towers the day he died ...