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 ...

Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language ...

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

Bonobos form vocal combinations that reflect structured meaning, suggesting language-like traits evolved millions of years ...

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

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

This suggests that, like in human language, compositionality is a fundamental feature of bonobo communication. Furthermore, ...

(Image Credit: Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project) Humans are adept combiners. As it turns out, so, too, are bonobos. According to a new study in Science, bonobos can combine their ...

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

Researchers attempted to decode bonobo calls by recording their social context, then analyzed how the primates string ...