Understanding the evolution of some of nature’s friendliest animals — dogs, bonobos and humans — is the key to creating a more inclusive and peaceful society, two Duke University scientists say. Dogs ...

Bonobos have a reputation for being the peaceful, free-loving hippies of the primate world. But, researchers reporting in Current Biology on July 10 have discovered that despite friendly relations ...

A baby bonobo suckling her adoptive mother. Although there is evidence that adoption occurs in many species of animals, it is rare for scientists to actually observe adoption in the wild. Researchers ...

July 10 (UPI) --Despite their reputation as friendly pacifists, bonobos don't necessarily spread the love around when it comes to reproduction. New research suggests just a few males father most of ...

Some bonobos are challenging the notion that humans are the only primates capable of group-to-group alliances. By Carl Zimmer If a troop of baboons encounters another troop on the savanna, they may ...