Bonobos

How female bonobos team up to gain power over males

How female bonobos team up to gain power over males

How female bonobos team up to gain power over males

Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought

Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought

Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought

Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75

Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75

Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Great apes remember family members after decades of separation

Great apes remember family members after decades of separation

Great apes remember family members after decades of separation

Baby apes are being stolen for pets as global demand soars

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Wildlife Watch

Baby apes are being stolen for pets as global demand soars

Baby apes are being stolen for pets as global demand soars

Bonobo

Animals
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Bonobo

Bonobo

First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals

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First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals

First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Why These Bonobos Are 'Playing Airplane'

Why These Bonobos Are 'Playing Airplane'

Why These Bonobos Are 'Playing Airplane'

Another Heart-Warming Way Apes Beat Us at Being Human

Another Heart-Warming Way Apes Beat Us at Being Human

Another Heart-Warming Way Apes Beat Us at Being Human

New research shows that free-loving bonobos are unselfishly kind to strangers.

'Mouse Kabobs' and Saliva: Why Animals Give Strange Gifts

Weird Animal Question of the Week

'Mouse Kabobs' and Saliva: Why Animals Give Strange Gifts

'Mouse Kabobs' and Saliva: Why Animals Give Strange Gifts

Meow Mix—Why Scientists Have Created Music for Cats

Meow Mix—Why Scientists Have Created Music for Cats

Meow Mix—Why Scientists Have Created Music for Cats

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