Bonobo females hunt more than males

One of our closest living relatives challenges the idea of “man the hunter”

Wild birds rewrite rules for travel

The largest study of flight costs in the wild finds that riding the air can make flying cheaper than swimming, overturning a textbook ranking

We’re going on a playdate

Orangutan mothers seek out playmates for their young, even when it comes at a cost

Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans

Orangutans learn differently, and that matters for how they master their environment.

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

"We want to understand and predict animal decision-making in the natural world."