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When Bonobos Know What You Don’t, They’ll Tell You. It’s a Sign of a Cognitive Ability Called ‘Theory of Mind’A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their ...
An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction ...
Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to ...
Apes don’t just act on instinct—they recognize when someone lacks information and actively help them out! In a controlled ...
The bonobo, named Teco, who tended to point at the food a lot in all circumstances, also reminded us of another caution: ...
The study involved three male bonobos, all living at an education ... Previously, Crockford and some colleagues found that wild chimps are more likely to emit alarm calls when seeing a risk ...
A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to ...
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