Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that chimpanzees and bonobos form close inner circles along with wider networks of ...
Bonobos may be one of our closest cousins but chimpanzees dominated research after Jane Goodall discovered in the 1960s that chimpanzees make and use tools. This finding paved the way for research on ...
Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) on a tree branch. The Swearing and Aggressive Bonobo ( Pan paniscus). Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa© Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock.com For decades, scientists believed ...