Although both chimpanzees and bonobos are members of the great ape family of the genus Pan, they are distinguished from one another in appearance and behavior. These apes, which are genetically quite ...

A bonobo has reportedly bitten off a Cincinnati Zoo employee's thumb during feeding time, resulting in a "partial amputation.

Bonobos, human’s closest relatives, are classified as an endangered species. Groundbreaking research suggests their ...

Shutterstock photo by Ari Wid The chimp that bit off the thumb is a bonobo chimpanzee. Scientists are discovering that bonobos chimpanzees can be quite aggressive. Research published in Current ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

The chimpanzee (/tʃɪmpænˈzi/; Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical ...

Now, researchers reporting in iScience on November 8 have found that chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks is influenced by the number of people watching them. The findings suggest that this ...

A Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden employee was injured Friday after being bitten by a bonobo, officials said. A member of the zoo's primate care team was performing their morning rounds and ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

A bonobo at the Cincinnati Zoo bit one of their care team member's thumb while they were delivering food and medicine to the troop, causing a "partial amputation," the zoo said in a statement ...

A care team member at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden had to have their thumb amputated after being bit by a bonobo on Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ...