A bonobo cracked the glass while lunging at visitors of the apes' enclosure at the Memphis Zoo on Thursday, Feb. 26.

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 ...

In the earlier research, a young, captive chimpanzee was seen on two occasions between 2003 and 2004 dragging what seemed to be imaginary blocks along the floor, in a similar way to when he played ...

In a major contribution to our understanding of the evolution of human cognition, a bonobo (a.k.a. pygmy chimpanzee) has demonstrated the ability to create mental images of pretend scenarios. This ...

Little kids hosting make-believe tea parties is a fixture of childhood playtime and long presumed to be exclusively a human ability. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University presented evidence in a new ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, a bonobo was able to identify imaginary juice and grapes. Kanzi was a famous bonobo who could understand spoken English and taught scientists a lot about ...

A male bonobo called Kanzi is the first non-human animal to clearly grasp the concept of make believe. In experiments reported today in Science, the ape favoured a cup that scientists had pretended to ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos, even during conflicts with ...

"When participants heard chimpanzee vocalizations, this response was clearly distinct from that triggered by bonobos or macaques." This specificity is all the more remarkable given that bonobos, ...

This video follows an unusual experiment that challenges a bonobo with Pac-Man. Researchers track how quickly the primate learns patterns and reacts to moving targets. Early results show surprising ...