Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos ...

Bonobos share a syntactic capacity with humans, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Zurich. The research suggested that these primates, one of humanity's closest living ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos both comfort distressed group members in similar ways, a new study from Durham University reveals, ...

Photograph by Christian Ziegler By banding together in coalitions—meaning groups of two or more animals, but usually three to ...

A 30-year study finds that female bonobos dominate males through alliances, clever tactics, and full control over food and ...

Bonobos—the closest living relatives to humans—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of humans, says a new study that challenges long-held ...

Female bonobos linked up even when they didn’t have close ties, supporting one another against the males and cementing their ...

Learn more about female bonobo coalitions and how they team up to keep male bonobos in line.

Through solidarity and strategy, female bonobos defy the male-dominated norms of social animals and rule their society.

For decades it had been a mystery how female Bonobos, cousins to humans, claim higher positions than males in their troop ...

However, observations by Dr. Surbeck and his team, and those of other researchers, challenge the harmonious stereotyping of ...