Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to ...
An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction ...
To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who didn't know where they were, a seemingly simple experiment that ...
The study provides clear evidence that apes can intuit another's ignorance, a trait once thought uniquely human.
The bonobo, named Teco, who tended to point at the food a lot in all circumstances, also reminded us of another caution: ...
A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their ...
A recent experiment found that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and will often step in to help a human out. Host Marco Werman spoke with Chris Krupenye, an evolutionary cognitive ...
Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem ...
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 ...
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University studying bonobos found that they would point to where treats were hidden if they could see their human partner didn’t know where they were, according to ...