Bonobos, human’s closest relatives ... Some previous studies have used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), to draw conclusions about ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

Around 300,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa, a pivotal moment in human history. Yet, the roots of ...

Though we don't look much like them, we humans have a lot in common with bonobos and the three other ... we even share over 98 percent of our DNA. Yet we five great apes do differ significantly ...

Given her experience, Savage-Rumbaugh believes the cognitive gap between humans and bonobos is small enough that we can bridge it and form meaningful relationships with our great ape relatives.

Among the great apes, our closest relatives are the chimpanzees and bonobos (Figure 1). The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared a common ancestor ...

"It's always the same story, claim after claim about how humans are different, but usually within five to 10 years a claim is debunked." By better understanding bonobos, Surbeck says we can expand ...

Primary forest cover is the main predictor for bonobo occurrence, while proximity to villages negatively impacts their presence. But not all humans keep bonobos away. Bonobos occur more often near ...

NARRATOR:'The Characters of DNA, impossible to discuss ... when he compares humans to psychopathic Chimpsand social Bonobos.' LEAH:Bonobos are the complete opposite of Chimps.