We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago. Humans ...

Chimps are notorious for hostility toward chimps from another group. Is that part of the human makeup as well? A new study of bonobos, our other... Unlike chimps, bonobos offer hope that maybe we can ...

Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found. Bonobo chimpanzees combine calls in a manner similar to how humans structure words to make phrases ...

A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by rubbing genitals together, a behavior previously that's commonly seen in their ...

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.

One of the world's oldest living chimps is Mimi the Bonobo. Sixty-something-year-old Mimi resides in Skopje Zoo, where she enjoys flowers and marmalade straight from the jar. (AP Video: Florent ...

Rainbow Trust photo. Credit: Rainbow Trust photo. Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I recently read a mind-popping ...

New research suggests wild chimpanzees have developed a far more nuanced communication system than previously realized, using several mechanisms that combine their vocalizations to create new meaning.

We all love seeing videos of baby animals, and who can resist a video celebrating a little one's first birthday! Cincinnati shared an adorable video of their baby bonobo, Daisy, featuring clips from ...