Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found. Bonobo chimpanzees combine calls in a manner similar to how humans structure words to make phrases ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos maintain tight inner circles of preferred grooming partners inside their wider social networks, ...

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago. Humans ...

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature.

Chimpanzees (often colloquially “chimps”) are African great apes in the genus Pan, which has two living species: the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus). The common ...

Primates, including humans, are among the social animals living on Earth. Their survival relies heavily on cooperation with ...

It’s common to think of what Jared Diamond has famously called “the third chimpanzee” as standing somewhere between the second chimp, the sexy bonobo, and the chimp of chimps, the violent chimpanzee.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found. Bonobo chimpanzees combine ...