Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery ...

Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

Scientists tested a bonobo called Kanzi and found evidence he could understand pretend objects, suggesting imagination may ...

New research suggests bonobos can engage in pretend play, a behavior long thought to be uniquely human. New research suggests ...

Imagination is one of our greatest superpowers, but how far back does it go? Scientists from Johns Hopkins University ...

Discover how an ape playing tea party teaches us humans are not the only beings with complex mental lives.

Humans aren't the only species that can pretend, a study shows. Scientists offered a bonobo imaginary juice and grapes in a ...

Past anecdotal observations have hinted that great apes play pretend. But now, experimental research shows that our closest living relatives can keep track of imaginary objects.

The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

An ape was able to identify the location of imaginary objects in pretend scenarios, researchers find ...

In a playtime experiment, researchers found that our closest living relatives have the capacity for make-believe, too.