Not just humans, apes can imagine, pretend and mentally track things that aren’t real, study finds

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 invisible objects and differentiate between real and imagined scenarios, suggesting a shared evolutionary root for this cognitive skill. This finding prompts a re-evaluation of what truly makes humans unique.

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