Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has officially named its newest bonobo after a longtime member of its ...

Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas: These animals are commonly known when it comes to great-ape species, but there’s a lesser-known fourth. Need a hint? They’re the closest primate relatives to humans, ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest living relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA, highlighting the remarkable genetic closeness between species. Yet, these primates are ...

Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world’s stronghold for the endangered species. The research, conducted over two ...

Great ape conservation is often presented through dramatic images: a rare sighting, a rescue, a protected forest, or a census result. But some of the most important work happens slowly, over years, ...

LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo — Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old's chances are good, with motherly ...

Bonobos, endangered great apes that are among our closest relatives, might be more vulnerable than previously understood, finds a genetics study led by a UCL researcher that reveals three distinct ...

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation program across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, WWF is active in several landscape-scale ...

"The military looted everything along the river, even light sockets, and it'll take a long time to return to normal," says Michael Hurley, the leader of this expedition and executive director of ...

Bonobos have a reputation of being the hippies of the ape world, due to their propensity to “make love, not war.” But a new study reveals that bonobos, found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world's stronghold for the endangered species. The research estimates that between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas: These animals are commonly known when it comes to great-ape species, but there’s a lesser-known ...