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The Milwaukee County Zoo on Wednesday announced that a baby bonobo was born to Elema on May 30. The Milwaukee County Zoo on ...
A baby bonobo was born May 30 at the Milwaukee County Zoo, the zoo announced in a news release. Now, it’s ready for visitors.
MILWAUKEE - A bonobo was born at the Milwaukee County Zoo on May 30. Bonobos are a species of endangered Great Ape, native to ...
Kanzi, a world-famous bonobo who astonished researchers with his linguistic and tool-making abilities, has passed away at the age of 44. His groundbreaking achievements challenged long-held ...
A bonobo at the Cincinnati Zoo bit one of their care team member's thumb while they were delivering food and medicine to the troop, causing a "complete amputation," the zoo said in a statement.
Bonobo compositionality. In the second step of our study, we developed a method to investigate whether animal combinations are compositional. We found numerous call combinations whose meaning was ...
Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas: These animals are commonly known when it comes to great-ape species, but there’s a lesser-known fourth. Need a hint? They’re the closest primate relatives to ...
Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them -- the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. In 85% of observed coalitions, females collectively targeted males ...
WARNING: Graphic content. CINCINNATI, Ohio (WDTN) — An animal at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden reportedly caused an injury to a Zoo employee. Information from the Zoo claims a prima… ...
A new edition to the Milwaukee County Zoo: a baby bonobo ape born on May 30, 2025. This is the first baby born to mom Elema, and is the 16th ...
A Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden care team member was taken to the hospital Friday morning after a bonobo bite caused a "complete amputation" of the care team member's thumb, zoo officials said.