Next, the team plans to explore the bonobos’ motivations for sharing information and the way that they think about other individuals’ minds. “What we’ve shown here is that apes will ...

Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem ...

If, however, the bonobo had witnessed the grape placement taking place without Townrow’s knowledge, he would quickly point to the correct cup. Apes point out hidden treats only when humans are ...

Because bonobos are brainiacs, pinpointing the cup with the treat should have been no sweat. But there was a wrinkle: the apes were relying on a human, not another member of their own species ...

To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who ... worked with three male bonobos, Nyota, 25; Kanzi, 43; and Teco, 13, all living at Ape Initiative, a research and education nonprofit.