By Shanna Hanbury Bonobos, one of humanity’s closest relatives, can tell when a human doesn’t know something and steps in to ...

The bonobo, named Teco, who tended to point at the food a lot in all circumstances, also reminded us of another caution: animals are individuals, and they may have some quirks. With only three bonobos ...

An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction ...

New research seems to suggest bonobos could possess some form of theory of mind. But there's a bit more to it than that.

Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to ...

A new study challenges that. Luke Townrow, a PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University, wanted to investigate whether bonobos are able to recognize when a collaborative partner does and does not know ...

Now, a new study of bonobos adds to evidence that they might do the same thing. Specifically, some bonobos were more likely to point to the location of a treat when they knew that a human companion ...

World Bonobo Day highlights the urgent need to protect bonobos from habitat destruction, poaching, and deforestation.

Previously thought to be an exclusively human skill, knowing when a friend could use a clue appears to be a talent we share with our primate cousins.

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Krupenye and co-author Luke Townrow, a Johns Hopkins Ph.D. student, worked with three male bonobos, Nyota, 25; Kanzi, 43; and Teco, 13, all living at Ape Initiative, a research and education ...