https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/kanzi-the-bonobo-could-play-pretend-a-trait-thought-unique-to-humans
Kanzi the bonobo could play pretend — a trait thought unique to humans | Live Science
Feb 5, 2026 - Past anecdotal observations have hinted that great apes play pretend. But now, experimental research shows that our closest living relatives can keep track of...
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22722832/?dopt=Abstract
The bonobo genome compared with the chimpanzee and human genomes - PubMed
Two African apes are the closest living relatives of humans: the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus). Although they are similar in many...
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