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

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

For decades it had remained a mystery why females of this primate species, though smaller than males, tend to claim high ...

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

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

Psychologists from Durham University, UK, observed the behaviour of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos were more likely than ...

The researchers also found that the bonobos frequently employed 16 specific pairs of calls, and that most pairs showed up on ...

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

Bonobos create complex, meaningful combinations of calls resembling human language, challenging assumptions about humans’ ...

The question of whether non-human animals have a sense of fairness has been widely debated. Some studies suggest that ...

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