Kanzi (October 28, 1980 – March 18, 2025), also known by the lexigram (from the character 太), was a male bonobo who was the subject of several studies on great ape language. According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo since the 1990s, Kanzi exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude. [1][2][3]

Mar 20, 2025 · Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44.

Kanzi passed away on the afternoon of March 18th, 2025, at the age of 44. We are awaiting necropsy results, and we will be updating everyone once we know more. Kanzi was his normal, happy self that day and did not exhibit any signs of discomfort or illness.

Mar 21, 2025 · One of the most remarkable apes ever to be studied by scientists has passed away at the age of 44. Kanzi the bonobo – who was able to communicate complex ideas using symbols – died suddenly on...

Mar 27, 2025 · Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate and play Minecraft with humans, died last week in Iowa, U.S., at the age of 44.

Oct 28, 2020 · The world’s most famous bonobo turned 40 today. Kanzi communicates with humans and played music with Paul McCartney and Peter Gabriel.

Mar 24, 2025 · In the USA, at the Ape Initiative conservation center, a male bonobo chimpanzee Kanzi died. He was 44 years old. He had unique language abilities and participated in numerous scientific studies.

Mar 20, 2025 · The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.

Mar 21, 2025 · Kanzi has died at the age of 44. The iconic bonobo reshaped our understanding of ape intelligence, challenging long-held beliefs about what separates humans from our closest living...

Kanzi, the male bonobo, is particularly famous for developing linguistic and other life skills that have led the humans through the many stages of evolution. It is an astonishing sight, indeed, to watch him make fires, cook and communicate intelligibly.