The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.

Humans might opt for eye contact or compliments when flirting, but chimpanzees show romantic interest by ripping up leaves in front of their crush, according to scientists. Professor Cat Hobaiter, an ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

Scientists studying bonobos, one of humanity’s closest living relatives, have uncovered surprising clues about how rhythm and communication may have evolved. By analyzing the timing of movements ...

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 ...

Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not a ...

This week in science news: Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than previously thought due to climate change. A new, experimental pill dramatically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kanzi was a famous bonobo who could understand spoken English and taught scientists a lot about primate behavior. He participated ...

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 ...

The incredible moment a deaf dog responded to her owner’s sign language has gone viral, leaving internet users stunned with her intelligence. Myla the blue heeler (also referred to as Australian ...

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...