In a new research paper published in Science, cognitive scientists from Johns Hopkins University reported on a bonobo’s ...

The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

In the first demonstration of pretend play in a non-human, the ape favoured a cup filled with imaginary juice over one with ...

Apes share the human ability to imagine and pretend, suggests new research that included a series of tea party experiments.

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

Study finds bonobo apes can engage in imaginative “pretend” play making this ability not exclusive to only humans ...

They pour imaginary tea or feed dolls with an empty spoon. Such “as-if” actions are based on the ability to hold something ...