Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among ...

When talking to a person who does not understand words, such as talking to a foreigner, he is trying to get communication while making full use of gestures. An ape that is considered to be close to ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

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.

About 6 million years ago in Africa there was an ape species that would change the world. We don't know much about that animal — we assume it was similar to the modern-day chimpanzee — but we do know ...

BECCA MILFELDA shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli ...