Mastodawn

So much for #hippie #bonobos beware #fearsome #females

https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/bonobos-are-just-as-aggressive-as-chimps-but-theres-a-key-difference-the-female-bonobos

Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference — the female bonobos

A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

Live Science

Radical Anthropology Mar 13

Yup. #Chimpanzees not more aggressive than #bonobos

"aggression patterns diverge by sex: Bonobos exhibit higher female-to-male aggression, while chimpanzees show the reverse."

#greatapes #violence

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz2433?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=34814771&et_cid=5900653

michael Feb 19

17-Feb-2026
#Rhythm during sex in #bonobos provides new insights into the #evolution of #communication

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1116776

#science #primates #behaviour

Rhythm during sex in bonobos provides new insights into the evolution of communication

An international research team, including VUB data scientist Yannick Jadoul, has shed new light on the rhythmic nature of sexual behavior in bonobos. By precisely analyzing the tempo of movements during sex, researchers aim to better understand which building blocks of rhythm and communication are present in other species—and what this implies for the evolution of uniquely human traits such as speech and music.

EurekAlert!

Palm Oil Detectives Feb 13

Today it's #ValentinesDay and #WorldBonoboDay. #Bonobos resolve conflicts thru #peace ☮️ and #love 💕 wisdom #humans could learn from. They're critically endangered due to #poaching #palmoil #deforestation 😿 Help them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/13/bonobo-pan-paniscus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Soh Kam Yung Feb 6

"Humans may not be the only primates with the power to imagine. During a make-believe tea party, a bonobo named Kanzi kept track of invisible juice and imaginary grapes, researchers report February 5 in Science."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bonobos-imaginary-apes-play-pretend

#Bonobos #Primates #Cognition #Research

A bonobo’s imaginary tea party suggests apes can play pretend

Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

Science News

Radical Anthropology Feb 6

New work with the celebrated Kanzi on #imagination in #bonobos

https://youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko?si=bmoGO8eqV8LUe1gy

Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine

YouTube

Ars Technica News Feb 5

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party https://arstechni.ca/hwFz #animalcognition #animalbehavior #primatestudies #Science #Biology #bonobos

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party

“Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it’s not real.”...

Ars Technica

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Jan 30

🐒🤝 Researchers have found that #bonobos are surprisingly willing to help out other bonobos they’ve never met before.

The behavior suggests that the roots of human-like cooperation might be even deeper in our evolutionary #history than we realized.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/bonobos-help-strangers

#primates #wildlife #science #evolution #nature #biology #research #behavior

When scientists set a test for apes they were astounded with what happened next... | Discover Wildlife

Why bonobos are more like humans than chimpanzees

Discover Wildlife

Mojo ♻️Jan 13

Humanity in 2026: still finding new ways to hate each other over borders, politics, and parking spots.
Bonobos (sharing 98.7% of our DNA): We solved it. No in-group killing. We hug, groom, and de-escalate with affection. Common threat? We bond harder.
Nature gave us two primate models. We chose the evil one.
We're the disappointing cousins.

#bonobos #primates #MakeLoveNotWar #religion #greed

https://www.earth.com/news/primate-violence-bonobos-bond-common-enemy-effect-dont-kill-inside-their-species/