Bonobos, or "pigmy chimpanzees", are an endangered[PrimateInfo.Net] ape species in the genus Pan (the only other being the common chimp). Bonobos are more peaceful and social than the common chimpanzee. Bonobos share about 98% of their DNA with humans and slightly more than the common chimpanzee shares with humans.[1]

Behavior

Proponents of evolutionary psychology often point to bonobos as examples of an evolutionary adaptation in which a species acquired the strategy of bartering sex to enhance social status or to resolve disputes[Bonobo Sex and Society]. Homosexual activists haved cite bonobos as examples of animals who perform homosexual acts^[1]^[2] . The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), a group which believes that homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be cured argues the bonobo behavior is is not sexual but rather are aggressive acts to assert dominance much like when a dog mounts a person's leg^[3].

↑ Chris Bull, Monkey love - homosexual behavior in primates, The Advocate, June 10, 1997.3
↑ Steve Sailer, "Chimps and Chumps : What monkeys don't tell us about man," National Review, Sept 27, 1999.
↑ Luiz Sérgio Solimeo, "The Animal Homosexuality Myth," NARTH.

[1] Chris Bull, Monkey love - homosexual behavior in primates, The Advocate, June 10, 1997.3

[2] Steve Sailer, "Chimps and Chumps : What monkeys don't tell us about man," National Review, Sept 27, 1999.

[3] Luiz Sérgio Solimeo, "The Animal Homosexuality Myth," NARTH.

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