Scientists showed for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability previously thought to ...
Imagination may not be uniquely human. A new study shows an ape tracking pretend objects, reshaping ideas about cognition and evolution.
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Scientists tested a bonobo with a child's make-believe tea party. Surprisingly, he played along
A bonobo named Kanzi correctly tracked 'invisible' juice and grapes, much to researchers' surprise.
In a playtime experiment, researchers found that our closest living relatives have the capacity for make-believe, too.
Do apes have imagination? A tea party experiment offers clues - Scientists wondered whether Kanzi, the bonobo, had the ...
In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can ...
Apes can use imaginary objects in the same way as human children, new research suggests. A series of tea party-like ...
Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice from a pitcher into two cups, then pretended to empty just one. They asked ...
The findings indicate that bonobos—or at least that Kanzi had—have the capacity to imagine, says Christopher Krupenye, an ...
In the first demonstration of pretend play in a non-human, the ape favoured a cup filled with imaginary juice over one with ...
New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...
Given that bonobos are endangered in their home of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he added, “My hope is that that kind of ...
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