Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world’s ...

The bonobo, in case you haven’t heard, carries a reputation as the “make love, not war” member of the ape lineage, far lustier and less bellicose than its close cousin, the chimpanzee.

What would it be like to converse with a bonobo? According to primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a lead scientist at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, these apes cannot only understand language ...

A new study estimates 8,000 to 18,000 bonobos in Salonga National Park, highlighting the importance of forest cover.

Fruit is the majority of the bonobo diet and scientists long believed they weren’t meat eaters, but, like chimpanzees, they ...

Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world's stronghold for the ...

A tender moment or something more sinister? The image appears to show a bonobo cuddling a little mongoose like a treasured pet. But instead, maybe the ape took the mongoose pup for dinner after ...