[mamelukesabre]

Whoever wrote this crap should be shot. Even a devout evolutionist does not believe a bonobo is an ancestor to a human.

[I see my hands]

Ooo ooo eee ooo!

[ConorMacNessa]

I call Bullshit! I am not the descendant of a bonobo. If anything, bonobos and humans may, and that's a big may, have a common ancestor homonid in the far distant past. We are not descended from Pongidiae.

I prescind from comment on the question whether I am a Neandertal. I admit to Irish ancestry - that's enough for any man.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[aposiopetic]

The work revealed new details about bonobos' early history

That bonobos ate bonbons?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

They should probe the genome of the Obanobo, a key descendent of Marx.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Scientists map genome of the bonobo, a key human ancestor

There isn't a single scientist on the face of the planet who believes the bonobo is a human ancestor, key or otherwise. Whoever wrote the headline for the LA Times is a fool.

[sergeantdave]

Interesting.

Liberals have found grandpa, bonobo, an African ape. Does it look like obuma if he had a son?

[Sooth2222]

"Earthmen are not proud of their ancestors and never invite them round to dinner."

[JimSEA]

While the bonobo may be the surviving species with DNA most similar to us, our last common ancestor kicked the bucket some seven million years ago. Amazingly stupid headline.

[Charles Henrickson]

the bonobo, a key human ancestor

Uh, that's a big bonono.

(Smoking frogs, on the other hand. . . .)

[Dr. Sivana]

Darn, at first I thought the scientists had decoded the Bonomo Genome. They and their Turkish Taffy have been extinct for some time.

[ETL]

“The bonobo is popularly known for its high levels of sexual behavior. Sex functions in conflict appeasement, affection, social status, excitement, and stress reduction. It occurs in virtually all partner combinations and in a variety of positions. This is a factor in the lower levels of aggression seen in the bonobo when compared to the common chimpanzee and other apes. Bonobos are perceived to be matriarchal; females tend to collectively dominate males by forming alliances and use sexuality to control males. A male’s rank in the social hierarchy is often determined by his mother’s rank.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo

[Boogieman]

Leave it to incompetent headline writers to finally unite evolutionists and creationists in absolute agreement on something :)

[pacific_waters]

Can’t you people comprehend what you read? The article says we had a COMMON ancestor. It does NOT say we are descended from the Bonobo.

[JimRed]

Ancestor? Fourth cousin twice removed, maybe!

[ConorMacNessa]

On another note, I recall seeing an episode of "Nature" some years ago in which George Page intoned the sentence "Sexual intercourse is the grease that lubricates Pygmy Bonobo society."



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)