I first learned about Kanzi, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, from one of his best-known musical collaborators. The year was 2001, and Peter Gabriel, who was doing advance press for his ...

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There was a genius named Kanzi, a male bonobo, a species of great ape distinct from gorillas and chimpanzees. Born in 1980, he was raised in research facilities in the United States. While living ...

Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate and play Minecraft with humans, died last week in Iowa, U.S., at the age of 44. Ape Initiative, a research organization in the city ...

Can animals play pretend? It took a tea party with a bonobo to find out. In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as ...

The ability to imagine things that aren't real is a fundamental part of the human experience. Scientists have long suspected some animals also have the ability to imagine and play pretend. NPR's Nate ...