A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary ...

Caption Female bonobos at Wamba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Kyoto University primatologists report in Animal Behaviour that older bonobo females frequently aid younger females when males behave ...

Bonobos are an endangered species endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they face threats from deforestation, poaching and the pet trade. At least 15,000 to 20,000 individuals live in ...

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...