Can animals play pretend? It took a tea party with a bonobo to find out. In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as ...

As humans have wondered about their own capacities for thought and imagination, so too have they wondered about the mental ...

POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating the birth of a baby bonobo, marking the 18th born at the facility. The male bonobo was born on Aug. 11 to Kibibi, a first-time mother.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A newly renovated indoor habitat for the bonobos has opened up at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Zoo officials held a grand opening ceremony for the Claudine André Bonobo Indoor ...

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 ...

Wild video from the Memphis Zoo shows the moment an ape lunged at visitors, smashing a glass enclosure. The Memphis Zoo said the bonobo may have been triggered by disruptive guests. In an interview ...

The Cincinnati Zoo says its bonobo troop has been off habitat for a number of days due to a respiratory illness.According to a post on the Zoo's Facebook page, the troop has contracted human ...

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 ...