Scientists wondered whether Kanzi had the capacity to play pretend – that is, act like something is real while knowing it's ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

And chimps outperform humans. I once watched Matsuzawa show videos of his experiments with Ai and Ayumu at a conference attended by the world’s leading chimp researchers, including Jane Goodall, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chimpanzees show the capacity to revise their beliefs when presented with new evidence. (Innocent Ampeire/Ngamba Island Chimpanzee ...

Ever find yourself people-watching in a cafe, or tuning into reality TV just to see who's arguing with who? You're not alone—and it turns out, you might have more in common with chimpanzees than you ...