A bonobo’s pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination

ScienceDaily
Feb 10, 2026, 11:04 pm191 ptsTrendingTop
A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the correct locations of pretend items, while still choosing real food when given the option. The results suggest that…

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