Though very close in genetic relationship and virtually next-door neighbors, chimpanzees and a less-well-known species called bonobos in Zaire are socially poles apart. Only identified as a ...

It is known as "the theory of mind" and now, researchers are looking at bonobos to see if they can adjust their actions based on what they think another knows. To judge this, the team set up a ...

Now imagine your friend is a bonobo. Turns out, that doesn’t change things much. A groundbreaking study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that apes ...