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Female bonobos use homosexual sex to increase social status

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female bonobos (Pan paniscus) often form strong bonds with other females, and these bonds affect their position in the social hierarchy. Scientists from St Andrews University in the UK loo ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Peaceful bonobos may have something to teach humans

Humans share 98.7 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, but we share one important similarity with one species of chimp, the common chimpanzee, that we don't share with the other, the bonobo. That similarity ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (25) | comments 161 | with audio podcast

Great apes know they could be wrong

orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas - realize that they can be wrong when making choices, according to Dr. Josep Call from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Bonobos say no by shaking their heads

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists report having observed and filmed bonobos (also known as pygmy chimpanzees) shaking their heads to say “no” to prevent an unwanted behavior in another animal. Bonobos have never ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Malaria parasite crossed to Man from gorilla: scientists

The parasite that causes the most lethal strain of malaria among humans crossed the species barrier from gorillas, scientists reported on Wednesday.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some males react to competition like bonobos, others like chimpanzees

The average man experiences hormone changes similar to the passive bonobo prior to competition, but a "status-striving" man undergoes changes that mirror those found in a chimpanzee, say researchers from Duke and Harvard ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Great apes make sophisticated decisions

Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Monkeying around in Belgian zoos brings girls out on top

A female bonobo has been named "the world's smartest ape" after beating chimpanzees distracted by male rivalry in a contest between two Belgian zoos, whose results took scientists by surprise.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Primate scream: Bonobos make most noise when mating with high ranking partners

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female bonobos are noisy bi-sexual love-makers that call most when mating with higher ranking partners, according to new research.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chimp, bonobo study sheds light on the social brain

It's been a puzzle why our two closest living primate relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, have widely different social traits, despite belonging to the same genus. Now, a comparative analysis of their brains shows neuroanatomical ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Apes unwilling to gamble when odds are uncertain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans are known to play it safe in a situation when they aren't sure of the odds, or don’t have confidence in their judgments. We don’t like to choose the unknown.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

High social status, maternal support play important role in mating success of male bonobos

(PhysOrg.com) -- Success makes sexy - this does not only apply to human beings, but also to various animals. Male bonobos appear to benefit from this phenomenon as well.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Peter Pan' Apes Never Seem To Learn Selfishness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing is a behavior on which day care workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just comes naturally.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Buddy, can you spare a banana? Study finds that bonobos share like humans

New research suggests that the act of voluntarily sharing something with another may not be entirely exclusive to the human experience. A study published in the March 9th issue of Current Biology observed that b ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

DNA duplications may be responsible for genomic-based diseases

An important part of saving a species is often understanding its DNA. Through a collaborative effort including 14 scientists representing organizations across Europe and the United States, researchers have been able to analyze ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bonobos

Bonobos is a dub band from Osaka, Japan. They formed in August of 2001. Their current lineup includes; Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Yasuyuki Sasaki (guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Bondo Tsuji (drums) and Izumi Matsui (percussions). They released their first full-length album, entitled Hover Hover in 2004, followed by two more follow ups in 2005 and 2006, titled Electlyric and a, un respectively. An EP, Golden Days, was also released in 2005. Their latest effort is a greatest hits compilation record called Pastrama - The Best of Bonobos -, which was released on January 30, 2008.

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