9-year-old bonobo, Max, died June 18 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced July 24. A necropsy revealed Max suffered from gastric ulcers and heat-related illness, although the root cause ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Max, a bonobo at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium who was known for forming strong bonds, has died after a “sudden and complex medical event.” He was 9. The Columbus Zoo announced ...

Bonobos are often described as gentle apes, generally calm primates that are seen as peacemakers in the animal kingdom. But this reputation may be coming under attack as a new study published in ...

Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos were more likely than chimpanzees to comfort others in distress. The study ...

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos, even during conflicts with ...

A 9-year-old bonobo died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo announced. Max was born Nov. 8, 2015, at the zoo and died June 18 after a "sudden and complex medical event," according to a Facebook ...

Juvenile bonobo embraces a distressed companion during post-conflict consolation. Psychologists from Durham University, UK, observed the behaviour of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether ...