Kanzi, a bonobo, demonstrated symbolic pretend play by correctly tracking the location of imaginary juice in controlled experiments, showing cognitive abilities previously thought to be unique to ...

Having a tea party with a bonobo sounds fun.

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Can animals play pretend? It took a tea party with a bonobo to find out. In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as ...

As humans have wondered about their own capacities for thought and imagination, so too have they wondered about the mental faculties of animals. What is the inner life of, say, a lower primate like?

(CNN) — Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not ...