Joking in the jungle: Apes have humor and they love teasing each other
This challenges the idea that humor is a human-only characteristic.
Tag: bonobo
Apes signal ‘hello’ and ‘farewell’ when starting and exiting social interactions
Our closest living relatives on the tree of life may also exhibit complex social cues that are paramount to joint ...
Scientists identify new species of truffle eaten by apes in Congo
It could have culinary value similar to the truffles now sold in restaurants.
Bonobos may get disgusted too — which may help trace the origin of this behavior in humans
Our primate cousins seem to get grossed out as well.
Unlike humans, bonobos prefer jerks
Bonobos are surprisingly human-like, but this is where things start to diverge.
If you want a glimpse of an ancient human ancestor, the bonobo might be the closest you’ll get
Our cousin, the bonobo, has remarkably changed very little. Anatomically, they're the most similar to a common ancestor out of ...
Just like humans, old bonobos suffer from long-sightedness
Stop blaming your computer.
Chimps interbred with bonobos, surprising study reveals
Just like humans and Neanderthals interbred, so too did chimps and bonobos.
Bonobos use flexible “baby communication”
Researchers have found that just like babies, bonobos exhibit a type of communication in which they use the same sound ...
Bonobo anatomy offers clues on how our body evolved
A pair of anthropologists compared the anatomical features o bonobos to those of homo sapiens and other apes to infer ...
New study adds new dimension to the threats posed to the Bonobo – the ‘forgotten ape’
This classy looking chap is a bonobo - a great ape species which is widely overlooked and often forgotten. A ...
Apes comfort each other ‘like humans’
Not as unique as we thought An "emotionally competent" young ape rushes to hug another juvenile that has just been ...
