Bonobos make friends outside their group and help each other like humans – study

Bonobos offer insight into evolution of cooperation — Harvard Gazette

As one of our closest living animal relatives, bonobos show humanlike ability to work together outside social borders in new study.

Good neighbors: Bonobo study offers clues into early human alliances

Human society is founded on our ability to cooperate with others beyond our immediate family and social groups.And according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, we're not alone: bonobos team up with outsiders too, in everything from grooming to food sharing, even forming alliances against sexual aggressors.Lead author Liran Samuni of the German Primate Center in Gottingen told AFP that studying the primates offered a "window in…

A duo of researchers observed that the apes also ate or traded food with individuals outside their group. This calls into question how special people actually are.

Scientists Observe Chimpanzees Using Human-Like Warfare Tactic

On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. Detecting the sounds of adversaries a bit too close for comfort, the squad retreats. There is no reason to risk a fight with the odds against you. It is a scenario that has unfolded innumerable times in the history of human warfare. But in this case, it involved not people but chimpanzees in Tai Natio…

Good neighbours: Bonobo study offers clues into early human alliances

WASHINGTON - Human society is founded on our ability to cooperate with others beyond our immediate family and social groups.

Good neighbors: Bonobo study offers clues into early human alliances

Human society is founded on our ability to cooperate with others beyond our immediate family and social groups.