Bonobos share a syntactic capacity with humans, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Zurich. The research suggested that these primates may communicate in a similar way to how humans form sentences. | Reuters

Close up of Bo the 6-year-old bonobo. Bonobos share 98.7% of their genetic code with humans, making them, along with chimpanzees, our closest living relatives. As the last great ape to be scientifically discovered, much still remains unknown about the bonobo. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

A bonobo rehabilitation project in the Congo Basin is helping apes rescued from traffickers and their captive-born offspring re-adapt to life in the wild. https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/inside-an-ambitious-project-to-rewild-trafficked-bonobos-in-the-congo-basin/ | Mongabay.com

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