World Bonobo Day highlights the urgent need to protect bonobos from habitat destruction, poaching, and deforestation.

New research seems to suggest bonobos could possess some form of theory of mind. But there's a bit more to it than that.

Bonobo apes are very similar to the more widely recognized chimpanzees—a smaller species of ape native to the Congo region of ...

The bonobo, named Teco, who tended to point at the food a lot in all circumstances, also reminded us of another caution: ...

would sit across a table from one of the animals as another person placed a treat under one of three cups. In some cases, ...

A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to ...

Looking for ways to set the mood this Valentine’s Day? Twycross Zoo has launched The Bonobo’s Guide to Love just in time for ...

Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem ...

A member of the zoo's primate care team was performing their morning rounds and administering medicine and food to the bonobo ...

A cooperation experiment shows for the first time that animals, as well as people, are capable of communicating new ...

a bonobo kept her orphaned infant for several days. Christian is a photojournalist and filmmaker specialising in natural history and science-related topics. He works for the Max Planck Institute for ...