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 ...

Is the instinct to spend more time with close companions and naturally drift from others innate? A study has found that this human social relationship pattern also appears in chimpanzees. Chimpanzees, ...

Chimpanzee and bonobo mothers sometimes continue to carry their infants after they have died, a behavior known as infant corpse carrying (ICC). It is widely documented, and many explanations have been ...

Chimpanzee and bonobo mothers have been observed carrying their deceased infants on their backs for years. Why does this ...

Washington, April 29 (IANS) Bonobos may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than chimpanzees, confirms a new study. Previous research suggested this theory at the molecular level, ...

The post Chimps and Bonobos Form 'Hug Trains' to Avoid Food Fights appeared first on A-Z Animals. Food is often the source of conflict among wild animals. Just watch any nature show where food is ...

Chimpanzees living in a sanctuary in Africa have developed a “fashion trend” for dangling blades of grass or sticks from their ear holes and their behinds, a new study shows. In 2010, researchers ...

How likely is a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to steal food from another chimp? It depends on whether they’re a friend or a ...

Learn how comparing aggression in chimpanzees and bonobos challenges the long-held belief that chimpanzees are the more violent of our closest ape relatives. For years, chimpanzees and bonobos have ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.