Kanzi: The Chimpanzee Who Understood a Pretend Play Game
This article discusses Kanzi, a chimpanzee known for his exceptional ability to understand and engage in a game based on pretending.
The Imagination in Bonobos, Much Ado About Nothing
A recent study on the cognitive abilities of bonobos published in Science has generated significant media attention, but the article argues that this is largely unwarranted.
Chimpanzee Like a Child? Experiment Undermines the Belief in Human Uniqueness
An experiment involving the chimpanzee Kanzi challenges the belief in human cognitive uniqueness by investigating aspects of cognitive abilities in primates.
Bonobo Plays Pretend Like Children, Research Claims
Research suggests that bonobos may possess the ability to use imagination and engage in pretend play, similar to human children.
Apes also have imagination and play 'at tea time'
Experiments with Kanzi, a bonobo known for learning to communicate with symbols, demonstrate cognitive abilities that were previously thought to be exclusive to humans.
Kanzi, the bonobo who shows that great apes also have imagination
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University explore the imaginative abilities of bonobos, particularly focusing on Kanzi's interaction with imaginary objects.
'Kanzi', the bonobo that shows with a fictitious juice that the ability to imagine is not exclusively human
A groundbreaking study reveals that the bonobo Kanzi can track non-existent objects like juice and grapes, hinting at a shared evolutionary legacy.