Bonobos can recognize ignorance and help, a new ‘milestone’ in ape intelligence

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Bonobos can recognize ignorance and help, a new ‘milestone’ in ape intelligence

Bonobos, one of humanity’s closest relatives, can tell when a human doesn’t know something and steps in to help — a cognitive ability never before identified in nonhuman apes, a study found. Researchers tested this in a game with three bonobos (Pan paniscus) living at Ape Initiative in Iowa, U.S. One bonobo, Kanzi, 44, is […]

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Researchers Push for Bonobo “Theory of Mind”

Is it true that “recognizing when someone else lacks information” has been thought to be a distinctly human trait? Source

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Cognitive abilities once thought to be unique to humans appear to be shared by chimpanzees, bonobos, and perhaps other animal species.