We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...

Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...

“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to ...

Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant ...

A bonobo mother and infant at the Lola ya Bonobo ... or experts in the field,” that they will be rehabilitated in the wild, and therefore “reinforces suspicions of a probable sale of these ...

The expert points to one of our closest living relatives in the wild, the bonobo, which has high rates of has same-sex and opposite-sex encounters. Bonobos are one of the few species in which ...

Bonobo groups are overseen by coalitions of dominant ... with bonobos is their heightened sexuality. Whether in the wild or captivity, they habitually engage in sexual interactions in almost ...