Published Science

We are so excited to share our growing list of published work from the Ape Initiative team and our collaborators. From conceptualization to publication, a single research study can take years to carry out and involves the hard work of many. We hope to learn as much as we can about bonobos to inspire people to protect their habitats in the wild and to conserve this magnificent species. Along with over 50 collaborators from 30+ institutions, Ape Initiative is leading the way towards a better and brighter future for great apes! Come learn with us! If you are interested in research opportunities, send us an email at research@apeinitiative.org

Evidence of psychological essentialism in a symbol-trained bonobo (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Robert Lurz, Carla Krachun, William Hopkins, and Jared Taglialatela (2022)

The early bonobo gets the juice? The evolutionary roots of pre-crastination in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Natalie Schwob, Amanda Epping, Jared Taglialatela, and Daniel Weiss (2022)

A response to “Advocacy and activism as essential tools in primate conservation”

Authors: Sarah Poss Huneycutt and Jared Taglialatela (2022)

Bo-NO-bouba-kiki: picture-word mapping but no spontaneous sound symbolic speech-shape mapping in a language trained bonobo

Authors: Konstantina Margiotouri, Manuel Bohn, Natalie Schwob, Jared Taglialatela, Friedemann Pulvermuller, Amanda Epping, Ken Schweller, and Mattias Allritz (2022)

Technology advancing the study of animal cognition: using virtual reality to present virtually simulated environments to investigate nonhuman primate spacial cognition

Authors: Francine Dolins, Kenneth Schweller, and Scott Milne (2017)

Social behavior and social tolerance in chimpanzees and bonobos

Authors: Jared Taglialatela, Sara Skiba, Robert Evans, Stephanie Bogart, Natalie Schwob (2020)

Establishing an infrastructure for collaboration in primate cognition research

Authors: Many Primates (2019)