US EditionBonobos Are Capable of Pretend Play, Just Like Human Children
Kanzi the bonobo demonstrated the ability to imagine and track pretend objects in controlled experiments, correctly identifying imaginary juice and grapes about 69% of the time, study shows.
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Bonobos are capable of pretend play, just like human children
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 a uniquely human talent, but a skill that great apes also possess.
Apes Show Ability to Imagine in ‘Tea Party’ Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited
Apes share the human ability to imagine and pretend, suggests new research that included a series of tea party experiments. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, called it the first study to show the capacity for pretending is not unique to mankind. They learned that apes can use their imagination and play pretend. […] The post Apes Show Ability to Imagine in ‘Tea Party’ Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited appea…
Children playing house or imitating real life with Playmobil - this kind of imagination always seemed to be the preserve of humans. But that turns out not to be the case: great apes can do it too. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have convincingly demonstrated for the first time in a series of ingeniously designed experiments that great apes are capable […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
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