Bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males. — Claudine Andre Copy Share Image
“Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous “make love not war” great apes who swing through the trees as well as with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In a world divided by chimpophiles and bonobophiles, we all had a good laugh when Stephen peeled his banana. (62)” — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“bonobos, related to chimpanzees and native to the Congo, have been found to engage in French kissing.” — Karen Shanor Copy Share Image
Bonobos may have a brain that's a third the size of ours, but they're remarkably intelligent. — Claudine Andre Copy Share Image
Being both more systematically brutal than chimps and more empathetic than bonobos, we are by far the most bipolar ape. Our societies… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
We built Bonobos, with more than a few dozen customers and counting, and the industry we were disrupting didn't seem to care.… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
Bonobos don't really have that darker side. So that's where they could really help us is how could it be that a… — Claudine Andre Copy Share Image
Its important to remember that we evolved. Now, I know thats a dirty word for some people, but we evolved from common… — Louise Leakey Copy Share Image
We have a lot to learn from [bonobos], because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior… — Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Copy Share Image
We can learn a great deal from whales. It is the same lesson we can learn from our close genetic relatives, the… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or not at… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“Who would you rather live with, a bunch of bonobos feeling good? Or chimpanzees eating each other's babies? Or humans waterboarding each… — Francine Prose Copy Share Image
Most men probably wouldn't want to live the lives of bonobos. They're constantly clinging to their mothers' apron strings. They lack the… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom,… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Bonobos really violate a rule of nature where usually if you're bigger, you're going to be dominant. But here, females are actually… — Claudine Andre Copy Share Image
...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
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