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Imagine this! Is there anything Kanzi the bonobo can’t do!? Just like 2-year-old children can, Kanzi, a unique bonobo that ...

Humans may not be the only primates with the power to imagine. During a make-believe tea party, a bonobo named Kanzi kept track of invisible juice and imaginary grapes, researchers report February 5 ...

Remember childhood tea parties? The cups are empty, the teapot is dry, yet the air is thick with the drama of imagined pouring, sipping, and spilling. The mental gymnastics required to participate in ...

The ability to imagine things that aren't real is a fundamental part of the human experience. Scientists have long suspected some animals also have the ability to imagine and play pretend. NPR's Nate ...

He's determined, smart and outgoing; you can find him playing on the computer, watching an action movie or chomping on a celery stick in the greenhouse: He's Kanzi, the bonobo who plays Minecraft. The ...

Have you ever pretended that the floor is lava, or that a hairbrush is a microphone? Maybe you've poured tea for a teddy bear that wasn't really there, or turned a cardboard box into a spaceship.

CINCINNATI, Ohio - A bonobo at an Ohio zoo enjoyed playtime with her granddaughter, and it was all captured in an adorable video. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's video shows the primate ...