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. Scientists showed ...

Two empty cups sit on a table. A researcher mimes pouring invisible juice from an empty pitcher into both cups, then pretends to dump one back out. “Where’s the juice?” she asks. Most animals would ...

A series of hide-and-seek experiments with a bonobo named Kanzi shows for the first time that apes can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once, even when they are out of sight. Kanzi ...

For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, researchers placed a mark on an animal’s body where it could only be seen in a ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely ...