For thousands of years, humans have come together in small groups to feast on food. Why is it important – and why do we still ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

Bonobos, human’s closest relatives, are classified as an endangered species. Groundbreaking research suggests their vulnerability might be even more severe than previously thought. In a first-of ...

The findings also bolster the theory that long-term memory in humans, chimpanzees and bonobos likely comes from our shared ...

Bonobos, commonly seen as the peace-loving primate, are, together with chimpanzees, the closest living relatives to humans as our genomes differ from theirs in only 1% of genetic bases.

making it potentially vulnerable to future ecological changes and human activities such as encroachment. These findings suggest the bonobos are at higher risk than previously thought in several ...

"It's always the same story, claim after claim about how humans are different, but usually within five to 10 years a claim is debunked." By better understanding bonobos, Surbeck says we can expand ...

Among the great apes, our closest relatives are the chimpanzees and bonobos (Figure 1). The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared a common ancestor ...

Studies on intraspecific variation in animal social structures are needed to inform an evolutionary account of human sociality. Here, we study multiple independent bonobo populations (n = 6) in ...

Given her experience, Savage-Rumbaugh believes the cognitive gap between humans and bonobos is small enough that we can bridge it and form meaningful relationships with our great ape relatives.

Though we don't look much like them, we humans have a lot in common with bonobos and the three other great apes—the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan. Compared to the lesser primates ...