Orphaned bonobos find sanctuary in Congo from poachers and bushmeat trade - Bonobos share nearly 99 per cent of their DNA ...

Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos were more likely than chimpanzees to comfort others in distress. The study ...

The ability to imagine things that aren't real is a fundamental part of the human experience. Scientists have long suspected some animals also have the ability to imagine and play pretend. NPR's Nate ...

With an uneasy peace in bonobo territory, conservationists and our writer ventured up the Congo River and its tributaries in search of bonobos that have survived the conflict. Paul Raffaele Biologist ...

The sociable, sexual bonobo finds safe haven in one of the most war-torn parts of the world The bonobo population has been threatened for years by poachers, loggers and miners. This mother and her ...