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Kanzi, a world-famous bonobo who astonished researchers with his linguistic and tool-making abilities, has passed away at the age of 44. His groundbreaking achievements challenged long-held beliefs ...

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.

Kanzi was not the first great ape to learn how to communicate with humans using symbols. Koko the gorilla and Washoe the chimpanzee learned signs that were adapted from American Sign Language. But ...

Beyond his language skills, Kanzi showed off his ability to make and use stone tools, earning him the epithet "bonobo genius."He was then taught to build a fire and cook food, demonstrating his ...

Kanzi, the famous bonobo at Des Moines' Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative, has died at the age of 44. He had been his normal, happy self, and was even playing in the towers the day he died ...

In an exclusive partnership with Ape Initiative, Wildstar Films has begun production on Kanzi: The Ape That Could Talk, a documentary telling the story of Kanzi, a bonobo who was taught to “speak” ...

Ape Initiative and Wildstar Films are preparing a documentary about Kanzi, the Bonobo primate, particularly focusing on his contributions to research.

are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the bonobo who became famous for his trail-blazing language abilities. Kanzi was born in captivity and was part of a language project his entire life. He is ...