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Female Bonobos Have Social Climbing Sex

Posted Thu Mar 1, 2012 04:59 PM ET   |   0

For female Bonobos, climbing the social ladder means having sex with the alpha female. Read more

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Chimps Engage in 'War' for Turf

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:00 PM ET   |   0

Chimps, like humans, sometimes kill their neighbors for the spoils of land, improved security, extra food and and better access to females. Read more

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Bonobos Rate Food on Scale From Bark to Grunt: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Anyone who questions bonobo language abilities should hear them at a meal, say scientists who have deciphered five distinct calls the great apes make in response to tasty (or terrible) morsels. Read more

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Discovery News : Discovery Channel : Great Apes Prefer Food Well-Done

Posted Wed Jun 4, 2008 07:27 AM ET

Even unprompted, young male primates choose boy toys more often than their female peers. Read more

Pass the Mashed Potatoes

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Mar 27, 2008 07:22 AM ET

Like humans, bonobos are relatively risk-averse. But chimps are another matter. Read more

No Risk-Taker

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Nov 23, 2007 08:53 AM ET

Will 11,000 square miles of protected forest save the endangered apes? Read more

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