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I changed "This primate is frugivorous" to "The bonobo is an omnivorous frugivore". It is a more precise and less confusing description. The links to other wiki pages contain language that backs up this change. For instance on the wiki frugivore page "A frugivore is a fruit eater. It can be any type of herbivore or omnivore where fruit is a preferred food type." and on the wiki omnivore page, "Various mammals are omnivorous in the wild, such as the Hominidae...." The rest of the section is both accurate and well referenced and also explains quite well why Bonobos are classified as omnivorous frugivores. 68.12.189.233 ( talk) 08:18, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
'The bonobo also has highly individuated facial features, as humans do, so that one individual may look significantly different from another, a characteristic adapted for visual facial recognition in social interaction." - this statement is very doubtful. Humans are adapted to differentiate between human faces. The bonobo face is similar in structure to the human face. This might be the cause of the apparent diversity in bonobo faces that is perceived by humans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.247.233.14 ( talk) 17:29, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
All animals have a great degree of individuality in looks humans are just poorly able to see them unless given high levels of exposure, Bonobos happen to have more human like faces thus we notice them more rather than them truly having any more facial diversity than any other ape. Most zoo keepers who work with chimps know the faces of their normal chimps from one another. — Preceding
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I changed the line where it said Bonobos use bipedal motion less than 1% of the time. That was based on a study from 1993 and since then multiple observations have shown Bonobos ranging from even lower than 1% to substantially more than that. I was going to use this specific link as the reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1571309/ But I have no idea how to actually make a reference in the article, so if someone could put the reference in at the end of the sentence that'd be great. TheMadcapSyd ( talk) 16:55, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
Where is all the details on gestation and the proper details on their sex anatomy to other chimps. It seems this article over focuses on the "popular" stuff. really think these articles need more information. -- Halqh حَلَقَة הלכהሐላቃህ ( talk) 13:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
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Bonobos are one of two species of the genus Pan. They are essentially chimpanzees, though are smaller, less violent, and much more sexual than the common chimpanzee. In this Wikipedia article, much information is wanting as to the cooperation of bonobos in the wild. This article’s discussion of their social behavior focuses largely on their sexual practices and their engagement of homosexual activity. Cooperative traits such as kin selection and reciprocity are not mentioned in this article. Briefly, the article mentions that bonobos are altruistic, but the article fails to elaborate and say exactly how. This article can be improved by discussing the role of cooperation in child-rearing, avoiding predators, building shelters, and gathering food. Marklxb ( talk) 19:52, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
The bonobo genome has recently become available. See http://www.eva.mpg.de/bonobo-genome and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/wgs/?val=AJFE01
77.64.208.236 ( talk) 19:20, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
When I attempt to load this high-resolution image file, I only get the upper 30% of the image.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Pan_paniscus_%28female%29.jpg
My guess is the file is missing data. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.61.170 ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
The word gracile has, in the past, been attached to the name of the bonobo as the gracile chimpanzee. Because of this, people seem to think it's approriate to say - as in this article - that the bonobo is considered more gracile than the common chimpanzee. Probably, it could be said that there is an implication that ... well it's like a kind of chimpanzee, but y'know ... more gracile. So people are led to believe that it is actually a chimpanzee but a gracile one. Then they might go on to think ... I wonder what gracile means - but probably not. They'll just think that it's a chimpanzee ... but a strange type.
So, we know that the word gracile has been used as part of its name in the past - but do we take anything from that description. If I was to say, "A gracile man walked past my house." What sort of image would that convey? "My sister used to be gracile, but as she got older she put on weight, like the rest of us." Doesn't it sound a bit like lanky, skinny or moving gracefully - it does to me.
Is the word used in any other context? Do we have gracile elephants, horses, geese or bananas? I haven't heard of them.
My thoughts are, that we drop this strange, unhelpful descriptor and - probably trying to avoid saying how similar of dissimilar it is to the common chimpanzee - find another way of describing the bonobo. Francis Hannaway ( talk) 19:10, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
I'd like to pin down more information on what extent oestrus is concealed in Bonobos.
The article says: "During oestrus, females undergo a swelling of the perineal tissue lasting 10 to 20 days. Most matings occur during the maximum swelling."
This reference says maximum swelling lasts 13.4 days, but that swelling cycles do not correlate exactly with the menstrual and ovulation cycles. Small, 1993 suggests "bonobos continually exhibit estrus swellings and behavior".
Is there good evidence, as the article says, that matings mostly occur during oestrus, and that oestrus/increased sexual behaviour unambiguously exists in Bonobos? Thanks. PhilMacD ( talk) 21:17, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
At the end of the socio-sexual behaviour section there is a single line "It is unknown how the bonobo avoids simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and its effects." which seems to suggest that bonobos are somehow immune to SIVs. The nearest I can get to this conclusion in the linked article is that Bonobos have never been found to have SIV and some hypothesising that non-pathogenisis of SIV is due to a pre-evolutionary split SIV outbreak. The article isn't really about bonobos and they are only mentioned incidentally twice. Not sure what the etiquette/procedure is here. Seems to me like this sentence should just be removed but as I'm new I'll just leave this here Crothersj ( talk) 02:39, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
I think this sentence is biased, poorly researched, and needs to be deleted or completed: "The primatologist often cited for the peaceful nature of bonobos has never studied them in the wild." There are several primatologists making this assertion including Francis White who has observed them in the wild. This sentence is unhelpful misinformation. Vince Watkins ( talk) 03:14, 31 July 2014 (UTC) Vince Watkins
I've flagged this sentence with a citation needed tag. 207.189.106.4 ( talk) 16:00, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
On the 29th, Severum deleted criticism of Frans de Waal not having studied bonobos in the wild; because he deleted the material without an explanation, marking the deletion as WP:Minor when it is not WP:Minor, I restored the material and stated that his marking was wrong.
As seen here, Severum deleted the criticism again, on the 30th (non-Wikipedia time), stating, "The deleted sentence refers to a journalistic piece, not a reputable source compared to others mentioned here." As seen with that diff-link, I reverted him, stating, " The New Yorker is a reputable source; criticism does not have to come from a scientific journal." Maunus followed that up by adding an academic source regarding what appears to be criticism of Frans de Waal not having studied bonobos in the wild; he then added a response from Frans de Waal on the criticism. Severum removed the material, and added new material in its place, taking away the criticism angle and Frans de Waal's response to it. I reverted, stating, "Two editors clearly object to your changes. Discuss the matter on the article talk page, per WP:BRD. No WP:Edit warring." As that link shows, I also stated, "Do stop being so pro-Frans de Waal in your editing. The fact that he has been criticized, and has responded to the criticism, should be mentioned. Added back this piece you added." I mentioned the pro-Frans de Waal aspect because it is clear to me, from having examined Severum's occasional editing of Wikipedia, he is pro-Frans de Waal with his editing and appears to want to hide any criticism of Frans de Waal. Severum reverted again, stating, "Wikipedia entries are to be based on science, not journalism. The issue of captivity vs. wild bonobos asks for a systematic comparison, of which there are few, if any. If they do exist, they might be referred to here." I responded with a WP:Dummy edit stating, "Something tells me that you don't know how Wikipedia is generally supposed to work. Criticism often need not be based on science, and Wikipedia allows that. Furthermore, this criticism is based on the science. Taking the matter to talk." It's clear to me that Severum is inexperienced with Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines, and is biasing content regarding Frans de Waal.
Comments? Flyer22 ( talk) 02:54, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should criticism of Frans de Waal's bonobos in captivity research be included in the Bonobo article? And, if so, what type of sources are appropriate for that? These are the two versions that are currently debated. As seen in the section immediately above this one (here is the link for those viewing this from the WP:RfC page: Talk:Bonobo#Criticism of Frans de Waal's bonobos in captivity research), one editor argues that "Wikipedia entries are to be based on science, not journalism. The issue of captivity vs. wild bonobos asks for a systematic comparison, of which there are few, if any. If they do exist, they might be referred to here." Another editor argues that " The New Yorker is a reputable source; criticism does not have to come from a scientific journal.", and that The New Yorker source was followed up with an academic source concerning what appears to be criticism of Frans de Waal not having studied bonobos in the wild, and that this was followed up with Frans de Waals's response to that. The current version is not only missing that material, but is not supported by a source for part of the material that one of the aforementioned editors (the one pushing the "based on science" argument) left in. Flyer22 ( talk) 00:49, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
Maunus re-added some of the material after I posted this WP:RfC; Maunus, the "Primatologists who have studied" aspect is currently a repeat in that section; so that needs fixing. Flyer22 ( talk) 01:04, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141215-great-ape-birth-is-world-first Bananasoldier ( talk) 04:26, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
There is an RFC that may affect this page at WikiProject Tree of Life. The topic is confusion over taxonomy of subtribe Panina and taxon homininae (are chimps hominins)?
Please feel free to comment there. SPACKlick ( talk) 16:42, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
I read the sentence that states "Bonobos are the only non-human animal to have been observed engaging in tongue kissing, and oral sex." and chose to verify it with the source provided. I'm glad I did, because I didn't find that statement anywhere. The bonobos were in fact observed engaging in that behavior, but the article also clearly states that the one other primate they were studying, Cebus Capucinus, engaged in oral sex "extremely rarely," but that it had not been documented during focal observations of adults. Adult capuchins were not the only subgroup being studied, that is they were also collecting data from juvenile individuals.
I am reluctant to edit the page myself, because I am new to wiki contributions and have not read all the guidelines.
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I want to add that the term Bonobo is used often by the streamer Rabia "Nightblue3" Yazbek Rekkles ( talk) 12:01, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
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the article cited only says "The bonobo is a sister species to the more widespread common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the two share equal footing as our nearest primate kin." not that they are closer so the wording in the article is word 19:03, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
When I open this in the Wikipedia app for Android it says : Bonobo One of two species in the Genus Pan, along with the Chimpanzee - previously thought to be a type of NightBlue3. What does that mean? I looked for NightBlue3 on Wikipedia and found nothing. Source? Sounds for me like some Conspiracy theorie.
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The suggestion that the genus homo should include bonobos and chimpanzees has been deleted because, among other reasons, the source is a New Scientist article. The original source is a PNAS article by Wildman et al at [1]. I agree with the deletion as there is no evidence that the suggestion was seriously considered by experts, but the source should be taken into account if it is found that other experts discuss the proposal. Dudley Miles ( talk) 08:48, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
Inogwabini BI, Leader-Williams N. Effects of epidemic diseases on the distribution of bonobos. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e51112. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051112. Epub 2012 Dec 12. PMID: 23251431; PMCID: PMC3521019.
This reference may explain the wide behavior differences between chimpanzees and bonobos. Bonobos can expand into rich areas but these areas have trypanosomiasis which kills the bonobos. Thus bonobos have never been subjected to selection to defend territory. Keith Henson ( talk) 21:09, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
The third paragraph reads
"According to studies published in 2017 by researchers at The George Washington University, bonobos, along with common chimpanzees, split from the human line about 8 million years ago; moreover, bonobos split from the common chimpanzee line about 2 million years ago."
I feel "bonobos, along with common chimpanzees, split from the human line..." should read "the ancestors of the genus Pan split form the human line..." to remove confusion that the two species had already evolved at that time and make it clear that it was, like our common ancestor, a common ancestor that split from ours and not the chimpanzees themselves (a common misconception) Caledonicum ( talk) 23:55, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Having a picture of Kanzi and Panbanisha from a time when they were extremely overweight as the image associated with the animal's Description seems almost misleading to me. I think that image would be better served lower on the page around the Similarity to Humans section, which mentions Kanzi by name. Literally any picture of a wild bonobo or just one that more generally fits the typical appearance would make much more sense there to me. I'm not a frequent editor, so I don't feel confident making the change myself as I'm sure I'd mess up the formatting. GreatLiver ( talk) 11:02, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
This section here "Bonobo clitorises are larger and more externalized than in most mammals;[89] while the weight of a young adolescent female bonobo "is maybe half" that of a human teenager, she has a clitoris that is "three times bigger than the human equivalent, and visible enough to waggle unmistakably as she walks".[90]"
Is phrased in such a way that due to it describing the weight of a bonobos in relation to a "human teenager" when it compares the clitoris size with the "human equivalent" contextually could result in a misinterpretation that it is talking about a teenage humans clitoris, which is highly innapropriate. Can someone rephrase this please so that it's clear that it's comparing the bonobos clitoris with an adult humans clitoris? Perhaps by changing the weight comparison against an adult human female? The use of a teenage human in the weight comparison makes sense, and the comparison of clitoris size makes sense, but when combined in the same sentence it's an uncomfortable read, nobody wants to be visualising the genitalia of non-adult humans and the phrasing accidently induces that.
The mentions further down in the article about the sexual behaviour of bonobos involving infant bonobos, whilst important and relevent to the article, also make the misreadings of the earlier sentance even more uncomfortable.
Thankyou for your consideration, I appreciate the great work that wikipedians do and this article is a great read otherwise. Hope you have a great day :) Austroriella ( talk) 07:10, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Conflicting information in the main section and the Taxonomy section regarding when it split off and the reasons why 87.75.185.229 ( talk) 22:01, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
I'm planning on Featuring this article, will start working on it next week Tuesday, and probably nominate it in late June. Wolverine XI ( den • 🐾) 18:16, 9 March 2024 (UTC)