Bonobos (Pan paniscus) are sometimes called the “hippie ape,” because of their emphasis on love over violence. They embody the philosophy of free love, resolving conflicts through sexual acts. They ...

Effective tactics for surviving a chimpanzee attack. U.S. Marshals join hunt for fugitive Virginia football coach, warn he ...

A lot of human society requires what’s called a “theory of mind”—the ability to infer the mental state of another person and adjust our actions based on what we expect they know and are thinking. We ...

Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo, communicate with vocal calls including peeps, hoots, yelps, grunts, and whistles. Now, a team of Swiss scientists ...

Kanzi, a bonobo celebrated for his intelligence, died in March this year. A recently published study adds to his long list of cognitive abilities: he was able to track the location of people familiar ...