Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to ...

What would it be like to converse with a bonobo? According to primatologist ... In this audio slide show, meet Kanzi, the Trust's alpha male, who has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to ...

In an exclusive partnership with Ape Initiative, Wildstar Films has begun production on Kanzi: The Ape That Could Talk, a documentary telling the story of Kanzi, a bonobo who was taught to “speak” ...

Ape Initiative and Wildstar Films are preparing a documentary about Kanzi, the Bonobo primate, particularly focusing on his contributions to research.

Kanzi has died at the age of 44. The iconic bonobo reshaped our understanding of ape intelligence, challenging long-held beliefs about what separates humans from our closest living relatives.

Ever since his birth in 1980, Kanzi, a bonobo who lived in Des Moines, was part of a language research project. He understood spoken English, and he could communicate with more than 300 lexigrams.

are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the bonobo who became famous for his trail-blazing language abilities. Kanzi was born in captivity and was part of a language project his entire life. He is ...

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh (with Kanzi in 2003) says her bonobos can communicate with her and each other using more than 348 symbols. Great Ape Trust of Iowa To better understand bonobo intelligence ...