Ape Initiative, a research organization in the city of Des Moines dedicated to the study and conservation of endangered bonobos (Pan paniscus) and where Kanzi lived since 2004, said he died ...

The famous ape reportedly knew thousands of words, loved Clint Eastwood movies, and was a big fan of video games.

The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative in Iowa, United States, announced on the 21st that Kanzi suddenly left the world where his bonobo companions are. According to the institute's ...

In the USA, at the Ape Initiative conservation center, a male bonobo chimpanzee Kanzi died. He was 44 years old. He had ...

Des Moines’ Ape Initiative, as well as scientists and animal lovers around the world, are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the ...

An ape who had mastered the English language and could play the video game Minecraft has tragically passed – gamers have ...

Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found unresponsive.

They’re found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, are protected from hunting, and have a conservation status of least ... Unlike the common chimpanzee, bonobo societies ...

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