Apes share the human ability to imagine, suggests new research

Kanzi, a 43-year-old bonobo living at Ape Initiative, who had been anecdotally reported to engage in pretense and could respond to verbal prompts by pointing. (Ape Initiative via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Apes share the human ability to imagine, suggests new research.

Apes share the human ability to imagine, suggests new research

A series of tea party-like experiments are the first study to show the capacity to pretend is not unique to mankind. (Ape Initiative via SWNS)

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Apes share the human ability to imagine, suggests new research

One bonobo engaged with cups of imaginary juice and bowls of pretend grapes "consistently and robustly" across three experiments. (Ape Initiative via SWNS)

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