A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their ...

Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to ...

When Townrow asked, "Where is the grape?" and waited ten seconds, the bonobos would often point to the correct cup, especially when he had not seen where the treat was hidden. In cases where Townrow ...

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

Study finds that bonobos can sense gaps in another's knowledge A simple glance is often all it takes to judge whether or not someone we're talking to truly masters their subject -- an ability long ...

Apes can tell when humans lack knowledge. They help by pointing to hidden treats. This suggests they understand others' ...

A cooperation experiment shows for the first time that animals, as well as people, are capable of communicating new ...

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 demonstrated for the first time that apes will communicate unknown ...

The study provides clear evidence that apes can intuit another's ignorance, a trait once thought uniquely human.

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 ...

The bonobos eagerly pointed out treats to humans who didn’t know where they were, but when humans had watched the treats ...