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 ...

Scientists have found evidence suggesting that kissing dates back up to 21 million years and that our ape ancestors and ...

A study led by Oxford University argues that kissing evolved in the common ancestors of humans and apes, and that our extinct ...

Nearly eight months after the passing of Kanzi, the celebrated bonobo, more than 150 people gathered in Des Moines to ...

POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating the birth of a baby bonobo, marking the 18th born at the facility. The male bonobo was born on Aug. 11 to Kibibi, a first-time mother.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby bonobo. The male bonobo was born on August 11 to a first-time mother named Kibibi. This is the 18th bonobo to be born into the zoo's ...

9-year-old bonobo, Max, died June 18 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced July 24. A necropsy revealed Max suffered from gastric ulcers and heat-related illness, although the root cause ...

SINGAPORE – English DJ Bonobo is headlining the inaugural Somewhere Out There festival at Fort Canning Park on Aug 16. The seven-time Grammy nominee, known for his electronic dance music, last ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to communicate, ...

The great apes are the closest living relatives to humans. We share over ninety-eight percent of our DNA with some species of these creatures, and it’s valuable to think of ourselves as being more ...

A bonobo at the Cincinnati Zoo bit one of their care team member's thumb while they were delivering food and medicine to the troop, causing a "partial amputation," the zoo said in a ...