New research has revealed that bonobos and chimps can recognize when humans don’t know something, a skill once thought to be ...

New research seems to suggest bonobos could possess some form of theory of mind. But there's a bit more to it than that.

An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction ...

A cooperation experiment shows for the first time that animals, as well as people, are capable of communicating new ...

The bonobo, named Teco, who tended to point at the food a lot in all circumstances, also reminded us of another caution: ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their ...

Theory of mind has previously been considered unique to humans, but the study shows that bonobos share this capability. “The ...

Apes don’t just act on instinct—they recognize when someone lacks information and actively help them out! In a controlled ...

The bonobo would watch as a second person placed ... in a controlled setting similar findings from the wild that suggest chimpanzees will vocalize to warn groupmates ignorant to potential threats ...

and that the human might have different information about the location that needed updating by the bonobo. Previously, ...

and that the human might have different information about the location that needed updating by the bonobo. Previously, Crockford and some colleagues found that wild chimps are more likely to emit ...