“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to ...

Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...

An analysis reveals how the two primate species use sex to resolve conflicts. This suggests that the social function of sex ...

A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary ...

The study took place at two African great ape sanctuaries: Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic ... Society’s ...

The expert points to one of our closest living relatives in the wild, the bonobo, which has high rates ... sex plays an important social role in other primates, but none more so than humans.

Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant ...

In January, the Congolese national authority in charge of the country’s protected areas issued a controversial directive asking its partner primate sanctuary to send juvenile chimpanzees to the ...