bonobos
Bonobos are classified as Pan paniscus. They are the closest living relatives of chimpanzees. These two species diverged from common ancestors around 1.8 million years ago. Today bonobos live within a geographic range south of the Congo River.
A remembrance of Frans de Waal
Among many highlights of this primatologist's work, he maintained that humans are not unique or separated from other primates.
![Frans de Waal giving a lecture](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/03/frans-de-waal-tedx-peachtree-wikimedia-commons.jpg)
Tracing the genetic histories of ghost apes
The footprints of extinct lineages are the closest we have to a fossil record of the African apes.
![Vivid brown eyes of a mountain gorilla](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/08/gorilla-beringei-eyes-closeup-sharpphotography-wikimedia.jpg)
Ancient amputations tell remarkable stories of survival and care
A 33,000-year-old case of an amputated leg prompts comparisons to earlier Neandertal instances of amputation.
![Skull of the Shanidar 1 individual with portions of the upper body skeleton visible, on a blue velvet table](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/shanidar-1-skull-and-skeleton-iraq-national-museum-osama-shukir-muhammed-amin-wikipedia-1.jpg)