Can animals play pretend? It took a tea party with a bonobo to find out. In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as ...

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Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas: These animals are commonly known when it comes to great-ape species, but there’s a lesser-known fourth. Need a hint? They’re the closest primate relatives to humans, ...

The animal lovers at ZooEarthTV show a sleepy baby bonobo adorably resisting bedtime in the most heart-melting way.

At an animal sanctuary in the Congo, several dozen Congolese schoolchildren are getting a crash course in bonobos. These gentle, endangered apes, who resemble chimpanzees, are "our closest cousins," ...

Bonobos, close relatives of chimpanzees that dwell along the Congo River in Central Africa, are a notable exception to the idea that nature is inherently “red in tooth and claw.” They are highly ...

The gentle apes known as bonobos have helped scientists understand how humans evolved and developed traits like empathy. But humans haven't shown much empathy to bonobos. We've hunted them, sold their ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there's an effort to save one of humankind's closest living relatives: the bonobo. This benefits the animals, brain research and the economy of the DRC. The ...