Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kanzi was a famous bonobo who could understand spoken English and taught scientists a lot about primate behavior. He participated ...

Cooperation is a pillar of human society, promoting an exchange of skills and knowledge between different individuals and ...

As humans have wondered about their own capacities for thought and imagination, so too have they wondered about the mental faculties of animals. What is the inner life of, say, a lower primate like?

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 ...

Humans are adept combiners. As it turns out, so, too, are bonobos. According to a new study in Science, bonobos can combine their calls a lot like humans can, indicating that a hallmark of human ...

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 ...

Bonobos are highly intelligent primates capable of learning patterns, adapting strategies, and responding quickly to visual cues. In controlled experiments, they can outperform humans in certain ...

(CNN) — Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not ...

A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees.

Bonobos are seen during the reopening of Cologne's zoo during the coronavirus crisis on May 5, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. - Jörg Schüler/Getty Images Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary ...