Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bonobos are seen during the reopening of Cologne's zoo during the coronavirus crisis on May 5, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. - Jörg ...

The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.

For a long time, imagination was considered a human endeavor. When we’re children, we invent invisible friends and turn ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bonobos are seen during the reopening of Cologne's zoo during the coronavirus crisis on May 5, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. - Jörg Schüler/Getty Images Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary ...

(CNN) — Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not ...