In a playtime experiment, scientists found that apes, our closest living relatives, have the capacity for make-believe, too.

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can ...

Apes can use imaginary objects in the same way as human children, new research suggests. A series of tea party-like ...

Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice from a pitcher into two cups, then pretended to empty just one. They asked ...

In the first demonstration of pretend play in a non-human, the ape favoured a cup filled with imaginary juice over one with ...

Discover how an ape playing tea party teaches us humans are not the only beings with complex mental lives.

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

Given that bonobos are endangered in their home of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he added, “My hope is that that kind of ...

Kanzi, a bonobo with exceptional language skills, took part in a make-believe tea party that demonstrated cognitive abilities ...

Researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi imaginary juice and grapes, presenting the tests as a kind of make-believe tea party ...