You’re at a pretend tea party, but instead of sitting across from toddlers in tiaras, you’re clinking cups with Kanzi—an ape ...

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

Kanzi, the bonobo, once again topples barriers between humans and great apes by demonstrating imagination, a cognitive capacity thought unique to humans ...

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

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

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that great apes possess imaginative capabilities, challenging the long-held notion of imagination as a solely human trait. Researchers demonstrated that apes can track ...

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.

Have fun playing pretend with your child. Try these ideas that use everyday items from around your home. Daniel Tiger’s friend Jodi makes a special box tunnel from a cardboard box. What could you ...

Many people often think of play in the form of images of young children at recess engaging in games of tag, ball, using slides, swings, and physically exploring their environments. But physical play ...

Children are incorporating Covid-19 into pretend play. By Paul L. Underwood Last month, I popped into one of my favorite local restaurants. The place is known for its eccentric menu, created daily ...