Bonobos bully as much as chimpanzees—but their victims differ by sex, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4sgXciX

Chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos but target sexes differently

Chimpanzees and bonobos differ in aggression distribution but not magnitude.

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🐵💥 After 2000+ hours of observing aggression across 189 zoo-housed bonobos and chimpanzees in 22 groups, we found that the two species are equally aggressive, yet differ in the distribution of aggression across the sexes ♂️♀️ Our study is out now, read more below ⬇️

Emile Bryon@emilebryon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New publication, and first one as a first author for me! 🥳 Have you heard of the brutal chimpanzee and "hippie" bonobo dichotomy? ☠️🕊️ Today, we report similar aggression magnitudes in 22 captive chimpanzees and bonobos groups - be it all aggression or restricted to contact.

👀 Looking for a dissertation topic or research internship? 🐵 Always wanted to observe great apes? 🌟 This is your chance! Several positions are available to observe zoo-housed bonobos in the United States! ⬇️ See below for more information about the project 🐵🦠

Happy to see one of the final chapters of my PhD out now! 🐵🦠 We identified key covariates of the bonobo gut microbiome, including ecology, diet, transit time, social interactions and maternal vertical transmission within a large cohort of wild and zoo-housed bonobos.

Cell Reports@cp-cellreports.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A comprehensive atlas of the bonobo gut bacteriome and its associated host and exposome factors

Happy to share the publication of the keystone chapter of my PhD: "A comprehensive atlas of the bonobo gut bacteriome and its associated host and exposome factors" in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 💩🦠🐵 📖 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...