Kanzi, a world-famous bonobo who astonished researchers with his linguistic and tool-making abilities, has passed away at the ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Few apes ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to communicate, ...

Kanzi, a Des Moines resident bonobo known internationally for his communication skills, died Tuesday, most likely of heart disease, the Des Moines-based Ape Initiative reported. Iowa State University ...

In an exclusive partnership with Ape Initiative, Wildstar Films has begun production on Kanzi: The Ape That Could Talk, a ...

NEWS BRIEF: Fremantle-owned factual prodco Wildstar Films is in production on a documentary telling the real-life story of famous ape Kanzi, who died last week. In a partnership with Kanzi’s home, Ape ...

Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate and play Minecraft with humans, died last week in Iowa, U.S., at the age of 44. Ape Initiative, a research organization in the city ...

Kanzi requests more frozen grapes. Des Moines’ Ape Initiative, as well as scientists and animal lovers around the world, are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the bonobo who became famous for his ...

A two-year-old baby Kanzi, who communicated with humans at an extraordinary level, created and used stone tools, and even learned to play video games, passed away at the age of 45 on the 18th ...

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

The famous ape reportedly knew thousands of words, loved Clint Eastwood movies, and was a big fan of video games.