Bonobos have a well-earned reputation as the hippies of the great apes. Not only do they practice free love, using sex to ...

In humans, hunting is considered a man's endeavor. But in one of our closest living relatives, hunting is primarily women's ...

Are we underestimating the frequency at which bonobos choose to devour meat? It might seem like a stretch, but according to the results of a study just recently published in the journal Folia ...

A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees.

The peeps, hoots and grunts of wild bonobos, a species of great ape living in the African rainforest, can convey complex thoughts in a way that mirrors some elements of human language, a new study ...

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When Mr. Rogers told viewers of his beloved children’s TV show to “look for the helpers,” bonobos clearly weren’t paying attention. A new study of one of our closest living relatives finds that these ...