In what ways are humans similar to bonobos and chimpanzees?

The genome of this bonobo, Ulindi, shows how closely humans, chimps, and bonobos are related. ... read more

Humans chimps and bonobos are primates. The physical similarities between monkeys, apes and humans has been noted since ancient times. We have grasping hands with opposable thumbs, fingernails instead of claws and forward facing eyes, among other common attributes. read more

Another difference is that bonobos and humans, but not chimps, have a version of a protein found in urine that may have similar function in apes as it does in mice, which detect differences in scent to pick up social cues. read more

Humans, chimps and bonobos all sprouted from the same branch of the evolutionary tree, with a last common ancestor perhaps as far back as 13 million years ago. Genetic data have shown that chimps and bonobos diverged from one another later, forming two separate groups around 2 million years ago. read more