Bonobos, one of humanity’s closest relatives, can tell when a human doesn’t know something and steps in to help — a cognitive ability never before identified in nonhuman apes, a study found.

Kanzi, a bonobo celebrated for his intelligence, died in March this year. A recently published study adds to his long list of cognitive abilities: he was able to track the location of people familiar ...

Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only ...

Scientists have been fascinated by the intellectual capabilities of non-human animals for decades. In 2015, Princeton researchers explored the collective intelligence of ants, citing colonies as a ...

If you’ve heard the common phrase, “Bonobos make love, not war,” you might wonder about the context behind this statement. Essentially, bonobos use sexual activity as a form of conflict resolution.