A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of ...
For a long time, imagination was considered a human endeavor. When we’re children, we invent invisible friends and turn ...
New research suggests wild chimpanzees have developed a far more nuanced communication system than previously realized, using several mechanisms that combine their vocalizations to create new meaning.
The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.
Scientists found that chimpanzees consume alcohol from naturally fermented fruit, offering new clues about animal diets and ...
For years, anthropologists have watched wild chimpanzees "go ape" and attack each other in coordinated assaults. But until now, scientists were unsure whether interactions with humans had brought on ...
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Bereaved chimp mothers continue to carry their dead infants – but do they really understand death?
The finality of death is something that even humans struggle to come to terms with, yet certain animals demonstrate a remarkably sophisticated comprehension of this eternal journey into the void.
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 ...
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