May 24, 2018 by News Staff

Bonobos (Pan paniscus) and other apes, such as common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and gorillas (Gorilla sp.), have muscles long-believed to be only...

Feb 28, 2018 by News Staff

According to a study published in the journal PLoS Biology, two closely related great ape species — the bonobo (Pan paniscus) and the common chimpanzee...

Dec 5, 2017 by News Staff

Gorillas can spontaneously clean their food before eating it, without first watching another animal to learn from them, an international team of researchers...

Nov 2, 2017 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has identified a new species of orangutan living on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Named the Tapanuli orangutan...

Oct 10, 2016 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Science, three different species of great apes — chimpanzee, bonobo, and orangutan — are...

Oct 15, 2013 by News Staff

Scientists reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have discovered similarities between the emotional development of bonobos (Pan...

May 3, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A new study led by Dr Salvador Moya-Sola from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, is the first to examine the pelvis fragments of an early hominid...

Oct 10, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a new study led by Dr Gillian Forrester of the University of Sussex, a predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait but one...