Primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo explains how bonobos learn by constantly playing. She says play isn't frivolous; it appears to be a critical way to solve problems and avoid conflict. About ...

He's determined, smart and outgoing; you can find him playing on the computer, watching an action movie or chomping on a celery stick in the greenhouse: He's Kanzi, the bonobo who plays Minecraft. The ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Bonobos are receiving enrichment through computer games at Columbus Zoo to keep them mentally active. They are playful, curious, affectionate — and Curator Audra Meinelt of the ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WSVN) — It appears humans aren’t the only creatures who adore their grandchildren. Video posted to Facebook by the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden showed a bonobo named Lana ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - A bonobo at an Ohio zoo enjoyed playtime with her granddaughter, and it was all captured in an adorable video. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's video shows the primate ...

You don’t walk up to a coworker without some sort of greeting, and you don’t end conversations simply by turning heel. There are rules to the game of social behavior, and now a research team studying ...

For far too long, researchers believed humans were alone in their ability to engage in a sociological concept known as joint commitment. Joint commitment is the understanding that by working together ...

Many social animals share child-rearing duties, but research publishing May 20 in the journal Current Biology finds that bonobo moms go the extra step and actually take action to ensure their sons ...