Bonobos Aren't Naturally Peaceful

A Science Advances study of captive groups recorded similar overall aggression rates in bonobos and chimpanzees, but found aggression in bonobos is often driven by females (including female‑to‑male bullying). The result challenges the idea that bonobo societies are inherently pacifist and suggests sex roles reframe rather than remove aggression. — This changes how scientists and popular writers use bonobos as an evolutionary analogy for human cooperation, gendered power, and the origins of social peace.