“The animal care team noted that the entire troop helped Elema ... But Elema and her small baby can be seen in the zoo’s ...

Scientist have discovered that bonobos become more cheerful after they hear other bonobos giggling. Find out more here.

The Milwaukee County Zoo on Wednesday announced that a baby bonobo was born to Elema on May 30. The Milwaukee County Zoo on ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo announced the birth of a baby bonobo. According to a news release, the mom, Elema, and the baby are ...

Great apes – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans – all emit play calls that acoustically resemble human chuckles. Earlier work tied those sounds to a common evolutionary origin. The new ...

But first, a sober reminder. We belong to the larger family of “great apes”, which also includes the gorilla, chimp, bonobo, and the orangutan. And like all members of this larger family, we humans ...

A new edition to the Milwaukee County Zoo: a baby bonobo ape born on May 30, 2025. This is the first baby born to mom Elema, and is the 16th ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are closest living relatives, sharing over 98% DNA. They belong to the genus Pan. Though similar, ...

A bonobo was born at the Milwaukee County Zoo on May 30. Bonobos are a species of endangered Great Ape native to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.

President Trump said yesterday that he would speak with Iran “next week,” as the cease-fire between it and Israel entered a second day. It was unclear what format the discussions would take or if they ...

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