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Orangutans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos all laugh just like humans. That means we’ve been chuckling this way for 15 million years

Ever wondered what it’s like to tickle an ape? Turns out, they bloody love it, and lose their minds laughing just like we do.
Phys.org

Research reveals chimpanzees and bonobos have 'circles of friends,' just like humans

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos ...
ZME Science

A 15-Million-Year-Old Clue in Ape Laughter May Reveal How Humans First Evolved the Ability to Speak

The study compared laughter from four orangutans, two gorillas, three bonobos, four chimpanzees, and four human children, ...
The Baltimore Sun

Bonobos are the only primates that don’t kill their own but unite when facing threats

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos, even during conflicts ...
EurekAlert!

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 ...
AOL

The truth about chimpanzees and empathy – and what it tells us about human behaviour

When people find out we study chimpanzees, they usually ask about their dark side. “You know chimpanzees kill each other, right?” or “Aren’t they the only animals besides humans that wage wars?” ...