Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant alpha male. One day he was separated from the group for some health checkups ...

Kanzi the bonobo – who was able to communicate complex ideas using symbols – died suddenly on March 18 at the Ape ...

Des Moines’ Ape Initiative, as well as scientists and animal lovers around the world, are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the ...

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...

Among the great apes, our closest relatives are the chimpanzees and bonobos (Figure 1). The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared a common ancestor ...

The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has ...

LEAH:I sometimes think you're not human ... Neither Bonobo, nor Chimp. Simply the loner, who's life ended… trying to be part of the group.' Some of the key characters in DNA by Dennis Kelly ...