FoxSexpert: The Unusual Sex Lives of Animals and Insects Nov 7, 2009
Bonobos (dwarf chimpanzees) are known for being very promiscuous, having heterosexual and gay sex more often than all other primates. This female-dominated, nearly nonviolent group has been observed engaging in all sorts of sexual activities. (Fox News)
Alligators surprisingly monogamous Oct 17, 2009
Among many species in the animal kingdom, including bonobos (which are primates like us) and walruses. "Given how incredibly open and dense the alligator population is at RWR (Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge) we didn't expect to find fidelity," said Stacey Lance, a researcher at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory who led the study. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Did humans start walking for sex? Oct 15, 2009
Well look at bonobos - they have reduced canines and they are very much the opposite of monogamous. They are equally closely related to humans, but chimps are commonly used as a model for the last common ancestor due to historical accident: bonobos were off-limits to research in the wild because they reside in war-torn regions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Recommended: The Age of Empathy Oct 3, 2009
Harmony Books, 2009 Grieving elephants, sympathetic bonobos, grateful whales nature is not always red in tooth and claw. In his latest book primatologist Frans de Waal draws on numerous examples from our fellow fauna, such as the chimpanzee in the anecdote below, to make his case that humans are hard-wired to be humane. (Scientific American)
Ardi displaces Lucy as oldest hominid skeleton Oct 2, 2009
Hominids are all fossil species closer to modern humans than to chimps and bonobos, which are our closest living relatives. "This is the oldest hominid skeleton on Earth," said Tim White, University of California, Berkeley, professor of integrative biology and one of the co-directors of the Middle Awash Project, a team of 70 scientists that reconstructed the skeleton and other fossils found with it. (EurekAlert!)
Hyenas Cooperate, Problem-solve Better Than Primates Sep 30, 2009
9, 2007) In experiments designed to deepen our understanding of how cooperative behavior evolves, researchers have found that bonobos, a particularly sociable relative of the chimpanzee, are more successful. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Bonobos going wild Jul 6, 2009
For generations, bonobos have lived just outside the limelight, as their well-known cousin, the common chimpanzee, became a cause c l bre, largely through the good works of famed anthropologist Jane Goodall. For bonobos, "there was no beautiful girl on the cover of National Geographic," said Hare, an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University ... Bonobos, a member of the ape family, can live up to 60 years, stand up to 5 feet tall and weigh as much as 150 pounds. (News & Observer)
Why Some Animals (and People) Are Gay Jun 20, 2009
In fact, they are likely to move on to girl bonobos: most animals that engage in same-gender sex acts do so only when an opposite-sex partner is unavailable ... Among bonobos, same-sex sexual behavior is also thought to ease social tension and facilitate reconciliation. (Time.com)
Same-sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals Jun 17, 2009
"It's clear that same-sex sexual behavior extends far beyond the well-known examples that dominate both the scientific and popular literature: for example, bonobos, dolphins, penguins and fruit flies," said Nathan Bailey, the first author of the review paper and a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at UC Riverside. There is a caveat, however. (Science Daily)
FACT OR FICTIONFact or Fiction: Dogs Can Talk Jun 16, 2009
Lucas likens this behavior to that of bonobos, primates that can imitate some tonal patterns, including vowel sounds, pitch changes, and rhythms, studies show. "The vocal skills of some of the dogs and cats on YouTube suggest that they might also have some selective tonal imitation skills," he says. (Scientific American)
Apes Laugh, Tickle Study Finds Jun 5, 2009
By tickling young gorillas, , bonobos, and , researchers say they learned that all great apes laugh ... The tickle study, however, found evidence that most ape laughter, especially among gorillas and bonobos, shares key traits with human laughter ... Like humans, for example, gorillas and bonobos laughed only while exhaling leading University of Wisconsin zoologist and psychologist Charles Snowdon, who was not involved in the study, to conclude that, "contrary to current views, the... (National Geographic)
Baby gorilla rescued from suspected traffickers May 1, 2009
"Chimps are fighters, as are bonobos. But gorillas -- when the going gets tough -- tend to just shut down. So it really is a critical time right now to ensure she gets the veterinary attention and human warmth that she needs to get through this.". The suspect was getting off a plane from the interior of the country, near the gorillas' habitat, the park said. (CNN -- International)
Vander Plaats: Culver can nix gay marriage Apr 28, 2009
Just a small list, but homosexual behavior has been observed in lizards, giraffes, black swans, elehants, lions, sheep, fruit flies, mallards, penguins, dolphins, bonobos, as well as humans ... "Just a small list, but homosexual behavior has been observed in lizards, giraffes, black swans, elehants, lions, sheep, fruit flies, mallards, penguins, dolphins, bonobos, as well as humans." See above. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Bonobos rate food on scale from bark to grunt Apr 18, 2009
istockphotoScientists studying bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have concluded that the great apes produce five distinct types of calls in response to food: barks, peeps, peep-yelps, yelps and grunts ... How do bonobos feel about their food ... Bonobos yell out their food ratings using at least five distinct vocalizations, the study found. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Orangutans trade favours Apr 16, 2009
However, other apes - chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos - were less able or willing to play the game. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)
LETTER: Moon, stars evidence of God's existence Apr 1, 2009
Also DNA can be changed, it just takes a misfiring or damage to one little letter pair to change the DNA. Also Bonobos share 98% of our DNA, that is alot of genetic material to play around with ... Ill assume a 1% difference in DNA from certain primates and humans sounds like not much until you realize that requires 35 million mutations, and represents 40-45 million DNA base pairs present in humans but missing in primates like chimps and bonobos. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Animal behaviour: Reputations in the mist Apr 1, 2009
GORILLAS are gentle giants, chimpanzees aggressive killers and bonobos sex-crazed vegetarians ... Bonobos, too, have been shown in the past year to hunt animals for food, and are losing their promiscuous aura as more data come in ... Mr Ross and his colleagues, who have just published their results in the American Journal of Primatology, asked 71 zoos around the United States about interactions between the local wildlife and any bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas or orangutans in their collections. (The Economist)
Raising The Alarm About Chimpanzee Massacre In The Democratic Republic Of Congo Mar 27, 2009
24, 2004) Bonobos, or pygmy chimpanzees, arguably our closest relative, may have been hunted so extensively that the survival of the species is at risk, World Wildlife Fund. (July 7, 2008) Simian foamy virus is widespread among wild chimpanzees throughout equatorial Africa. (Science Daily)
Hook-ups in the wild: Do animals enjoy sex? Mar 26, 2009
Pygmy , bonobos and possibly dolphins also pursue sex recreationally, Bekoff said. All that said, we can never completely know another being's emotional state, Bekoff points out, adding that it can even be hard to judge that of a human. (MSNBC -- Technology)
'Sexy Apes' Hold Clues to the Origins of Man? Mar 20, 2009
ABC News: Sexy Beasts: Bonobos Make Love, Not War ... Sexy Beasts: Bonobos Make Love, Not War ... Bonobos are thought of as possibly the only animals who resolve their conflicts not through violence, but through sex. (ABC News)
* A new angle on trousers Mar 11, 2009
Bonobos, based in New York, has found a simple product that sells X that is, casual dress trousers in fabrics like lightweight wool, corduroy and cashmere that cost US$110 to US$310; and, most important, that fit a mans legs and seat more like jeans do, courtesy of a novel curved waistband, a medium rise, a narrow-cut thigh and a couple of well-placed darts above each cheek. Last fall, even as the retail sector nosedived, Bonobos sales increased steadily each month, from US$163,000 in August... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Stone-throwing chimp proves animals make plans too Mar 11, 2009
In that case orangutans and bonobos were able to figure out which tool would work in an effort to retrieve grapes, and were able to remember to bring that tool along hours later. Text. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Has Kanzi the Bonobo Really Learned... Mar 10, 2009
It s physiologically impossible for apes to make the variety of sounds that exist in human languages, so Rumbaugh and her colleagues have been testing whether bonobos will make sounds to one another that consistently correspond to particular pictures on the lexigrams ... Therefore, the lexigram may discourage Kanzi and the other bonobos from communicating more frequently. (Suite101.com)
HADES TO HOBBIES Mar 2, 2009
It covers everything from where to go for the juiciest fish and chips (West Branch on Broadway) to the latest place to shop for men's pants (Bonobos. com). (New York Post -- Business)
Language Learning in Bonobos and Ch... Mar 1, 2009
Language Learning in Bonobos and Chimpanzees: Comparing Kanzi's Linguistic Abilities to those of other Great Apes ... Language Learning in Bonobos and Chimpanzees ... Language Learning in Bonobos and Chimpanzees. (Suite101.com)
Hot and bothered Feb 28, 2009
She says she made the tape of two bonobos having intercourse for an experiment published in 2005 in the journal Biological Psychology ... While the probes revealed that women were physically aroused by the mating bonobos, they reported via their keypads that they weren't the least bit turned on. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
How Did Chimpanzees Get So Strong Anyway? Feb 26, 2009
A 2006 found that bonobos can jump one-third higher than top-level human athletes, and bonobo legs generate as much force as humans nearly two times heavier. So the figures quoted by primate experts are a little exaggerated. (Slate)
- Life Out Here: Roads would be safer with chimps driving (1) Feb 25, 2009
As for chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans, I say if they can meet the requirements to earn a license, let the great apes become licensed drivers. Heck, genetically we are quite close to the great apes. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Genetics Research Sheds Light On Evolution Of The Human Diet Feb 21, 2009
"To gain an even better understanding of this process in humans, we analyzed patterns of AMY1 copy number variation in chimpanzees and bonobos. We discovered that the average human has about three times more AMY1 copies than chimpanzees, which eat mostly fruit and far less starch than humans. And bonobos may not have any," says Stone. "This human-specific increase may have occurred with a dietary shift early in hominin evolutionary history. We know that starch-rich root plants were a critical... (Science Daily)
Saliva in kisses increases sex drive Feb 16, 2009
And the behavior is rampant among pygmy chimpanzees and bonobos, some of our fellow primates. Foxes lick each others' faces, birds tap their bills together, elephants put their trunks into one another's mouths. (Xinhuanet, China)
Complex clues Feb 15, 2009
"Chimpanzees and bonobos kiss. Foxes lick each other's faces. Birds tap their bills together and elephants put their trunks in one another's mouths. "So why do we do it. I think it is a tool for mate assessment. (BBC News -- Americas)
BETTER LIFE: More on sexual health Feb 11, 2009
Apparently female bonobos can kiss and like it, too. Same-sex couplings are more common in captivity, researchers said, speculating that it relieves stress and may offer insight into such relationships in humans who are confined in prison or the battlefield. (USA Today -- Life)
What do women want? Feb 8, 2009
She found footage of bonobos, a species of ape, as they mated, and then, because the accompanying sounds were dull "bonobos don't seem to make much noise in sex," she told me, "though the females give a kind of pleasure grin and make chirpy sounds" she dubbed in some animated chimpanzee hooting and screeching ... Any expectation that the animal sex would speak to something primitive within the men seemed to be mistaken; neither straights nor gays were stirred by the bonobos ... Whether straight... (International Herald Tribune)
