The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

It has long been known that apes can plan ahead and consider the beliefs of other individuals, but no reproducible evidence ...

Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery ...

When it comes to pretending, meaning having to maintain two facts simultaneously, a bonobo at a table with empty cups has simply messed up the long-held notion that only humans can imagine.

By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties ...

Apes share the human ability to imagine and pretend, suggests new research that included a series of tea party experiments.

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

The ability to imagine -- to play pretend -- has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests certain apes may be able to as well.

Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice ...

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

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