A bonobo named Kanzi could play pretend, challenging ideas about animal imaginations

Mongabay
Mar 18, 2026, 11:37 am98 ptsTrending
Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo. What kind of tea are you serving? Are there cakes? What is the bonobo wearing? Is the ability to imagine things unique to humans? According to new evidence from Johns Hopkins University, it is not. A study published in the journal Science in February found that a…

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