Humans mirror behaviour of others e.g. with yawning 
This is 'emotional contagion' and #Bonobos and other #primates do this too. We're closer than we think! We must protect our cousins #Boycottpalmoil 
#Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/30/contagious-yawns-show-social-ties-in-humans-and-bonobos/
Humans mirror behaviour of others e.g. with yawning This is 'emotional contagion' and #Bonobos and other #primates do this too. We're closer than we think! We must protect our cousins #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/30/contagious-yawns-show-social-ties-in-humans-and-bonobos/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
https://www.spektrum.de/news/frauenpower-bei-bonobos/2263716
Bei den #bonobos haben die Weibchen das Sagen.
#Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says
"Female bonobos’ combined numbers seem to turn the tide against a male’s physical strength, Surbeck said. It’s one of the rare times such a strategy has allowed females to come out on top in the animal kingdom. Spotted hyenas similarly find power in groups."
https://apnews.com/article/female-bonobos-congo-901bf579296ee5a3dfbff6f68b1fe91f
Perhaps it’s time for Homo Sapiens to step aside and let #bonobos have a chance.
“Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says”
https://apnews.com/article/female-bonobos-congo-901bf579296ee5a3dfbff6f68b1fe91f
#Bonobos #Communicate in Complex Phrases, a #Language Process Once Thought Unique to #Humans
Oh wow, #bonobos are using syntax! Scientists are floored to discover that humans aren't the only ones who can string words together 
. Next up: bonobos writing Shakespearean sonnets and solving crosswords? 
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2474993-bonobos-use-a-kind-of-syntax-once-thought-to-be-unique-to-humans/ #syntax #language #science #discovery #animal #intelligence #humor #HackerNews #ngated
#Regenwald.org #Spanien: Schafft endlich ein Gesetz zum Schutz der #Menschenaffen!#Schimpansen, #Gorillas, #OrangUtans und #Bonobos werden in Spanien in Gefangenschaft gehalten in Zoos und auch für die Unterhaltungsindustrie. Sehr oft unter unwürdigen Bedingungen.
https://regenwald.org/petitionen/1303?t=22382-21420-6-1
Beautiful #bonobos 
serve as a model of non-violent conflict resolution. Yet humans are sending them #extinct 
from #palmoil 
#meat #deforestation 
and #poaching! Fight for them #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/13/bonobo-pan-paniscus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
"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.
(. . .)
Koko the gorilla and Washoe the chimp communicated via sign language, but Kanzi took communication to a new level, demonstrating a profound capacity to communicate via symbols and comprehend verbal English.
(. . .)
Famously, Kanzi was also a gamer. I first learned of Kanzi in 2006 when I spotted a bootlegged NHK Youtube video showing a bonobo playing Pac-Man with both proficiency and delight. I corresponded with Savage-Rumbaugh about the video, and she told me: 'This film is so compelling and there is so much of it (over 300 hours) in so many different natural circumstances, that any thought that these clips represent anything other than their real competencies, become unreasonable.'"
https://gizmodo.com/rip-kanzi-the-bonobo-who-mastered-language-and-minecraft-20005790
Beautiful #bonobos serve as a model of non-violent conflict resolution. Yet humans are sending them #extinct from #palmoil #meat #deforestation and #poaching! Fight for them #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/13/bonobo-pan-paniscus/
#Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help
Study provides evidence that our relatives have a "theory of mind."
A study found that bonobos can recognize when someone lacks knowledge they possess and take action to help, demonstrating a basic form of theory of mind. This suggests the ability to understand others' perspectives is evolutionarily older than previously thought and may have existed in our common ancestors to enhance cooperation and coordination.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/bonobos-know-when-youre-clueless/
Los chimpancés y los bonobos alivian la tensión social frotándose los genitales.
El sexo no solo es cuestión de reproducción, sino también de gestión social. Un nuevo estudio revela que bonobos y chimpancés usan el contacto genital para reducir tensiones, una estrategia que podría haber heredado la humanidad de un ancestro común. https://tinyurl.com/278nfhg6
#Bonobos #Chimpancés #EvoluciónHumana #ComportamientoAnimal
#Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help - https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/bonobos-know-when-youre-clueless/ " Study provides evidence that our relatives have a "theory of mind." " hardly a surprise, these are intelligent creatures
#Regenwald.org #Gorillas, #Bonobos, #Okapi - die Demokratische Republik #Kongo ist eines der Länder mit der größten #Artenvielfalt der Welt. Viele Einheimische kämpfen für #Naturschutz und #Menschenrechte. In der Folge werden sie schikaniert und strafrechtlich verfolgt. Im Osten des Kongo haben Rebellen der #M23 die Stadt #Goma eingenommen. https://www.regenwald.org/petitionen/1299/kongos-waelder-werden-abgeholzt-schuetzt-die-naturschuetzer
If there is a lot of honey in the pot, someone will try to leverage it against fairness.
What if we spread the honey around?
#bonobos #federate #communityempowerment #communityorganizing #powertothepeople #communications #politics #circlesofcareethics #transitionalethics #digitalethics
Very interesting preliminary data on late #weaning age for #bonobos -- 1-2 years later than chimps!
This strongly suggests bonobos have no forms of allocare. The mum puts all the effort in herself even nursing more than one offspring concurrently. Despite complex female alliances, they don't trust each other enough to help take care if an offspring. No grandmothers!
We went down a different road.
Male #Bonobos, Close Human Relatives Long Thought to Be Peaceful, Are Actually Quite Aggressive, Study Suggests https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-bonobos-close-human-relatives-long-thought-to-be-peaceful-are-actually-quite-aggressive-study-suggests-180984157/
