The idiom “monkey see, monkey do” refers to someone copying an action without putting much thought into it. It literally lays the blame at a monkey’s feet, but a new study shows that bonobos will ...

Apes can intuit another’s ignorance, an ability thought to be uniquely human. When apes know their partners are ignorant, ...

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

“Where’s the grape?” and then wait 10 seconds. If he’d seen the treat being hidden, during the 10 seconds the ape would usually sit still and wait for the treat. But when Townrow hadn’t ...

Findings showed for the first time that apes will communicate unknown information in the name of teamwork. The post ...

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

The idiom “monkey see, monkey do” refers to someone copying an action without putting much thought into it. It literally lays ...