Bonobo mothers help their sons mate in a variety of ways, experts believe, including by directing them toward females who are ovulating. Scientists studied wild bonobos living in the Democratic ...

Many social animals share child-rearing duties, but research publishing May 20 in the journal Current Biology finds that bonobo moms go the extra step and actually take action to ensure their sons ...

Match-making mothers have meddled, for better or for worse, throughout human history. The innocent suggestion, “I know someone you might like,” can turn into a one-two punch when it’s followed by the ...

Bonobo societies are unique among the apes. Rather than living in a male dominated world – such as those of chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans – bonobos (Pan paniscus) exist in one where the females ...