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 ...

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 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 ...

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 the USA, at the Ape Initiative conservation center, a male bonobo chimpanzee Kanzi died. He was 44 years old. He had unique language abilities and participated in numerous scientific studies. This ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Kanzi, the individual considered the smartest primate in the world, has died at the age of 44 on Tuesday last week, March 18, 2025. The bonobo primate was always viewed as ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — An online battle between a Pod Save America host and Elon Musk resulted in some encouraging news Sunday for Edesia Nutrition, a Rhode Island nonprofit that has fed 26 ...