Great apes – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans – all emit play calls that acoustically resemble human chuckles.

The bonobo's behavior contrasts with that of the chimpanzees, their more aggressive counterparts. The two great apes share more than 98 percent of their DNA with each other, and with humans.

Bonobo groups are egalitarian ... between them is crucial not only for primatologists but also for anyone fascinated by evolution, animal behavior, and conservation. These differences also offer ...

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably ...

Co-author Barbara Fruth with the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior has led the LuiKotale bonobo research station for 30 years. In the press release, ...

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By Kristine Sabillo Male bonobos are larger and stronger than females, so researchers have found it puzzling that the female apes enjoy high status in bonobo society. After analyzing three decades ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

In the wild, leadership isn’t always about being the biggest or the strongest. Often, it’s about protecting the group and ...

I was shocked to see huge patches of hairless skin on the bonobo apes at France's Valley of the Monkeys (Le Vallé des Singes). “The animals pull their own hair out,” a keeper told me when I ...