Groundbreaking research finds chimpanzees can revise their beliefs based on new evidence, revealing human-like reasoning once ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking ...

The experiment suggests that the animals are “not just driven by simple, emotional responses” but “have rather complex ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to ...

Grunts, barks, screams and pants ring through Taï National Park in Cȏte d’Ivoire. Chimpanzees there combine these different calls like linguistic Legos to relay complex meanings when communicating, ...

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