Bonobos!! Our closest living relatives. In fact, when a bonobo sees me, she sees a closer cousin than if she saw a gorilla! Endangered. And when different parties meet in the rain forest, they love it. They cooperate, share fruit (a valuable resource), groom each other (bonding!), and play games like hide and seek. (Um, chimpanzees aggressive, especially females, hurt and kill each other.)Bonobos are one of a kind and so much fun, amongst other things. This tiny, remote research camp did somethi

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned language, made stone tools, and played Minecraft, dies at age 44. What can his remarkable linguistic abilities teach us about language? For a written version of this video with sources, visit the newsletter: https://linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/kanzi/ Ape Initiative: https://www.apeinitiative.org/ Further Reading Kanzi: The ape at the brink of the human mind https://amzn.to/3DVL6YL Baboon metaphysics: The evolution of a social mind https://amzn.to/40Et0Sr If you en