bonobos
- plural of bonobo.
Example Sentences
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The researchers say the use of touch to build trust and cooperation may date back at least seven million years, before humans, chimpanzees and bonobos split from a common ancestor.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
At the same time, the differences between chimpanzees and bonobos indicate that there is more than one evolutionary strategy for managing social connections.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
Humans, chimps and bonobos share a common ancestor going back 7 million years or so.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
By looking at chimps, which along with bonobos are humans' closest living relatives, perhaps we "can help confirm some of the hypotheses about how those really early hominins, or bipedal apes, behaved", Pruetz said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
The bonobos meant too much to her not to make that point to me.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
