Watch the Program

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A rush of discoveries about chimps, from tool use to what they do for fun, are painting a surprising new portrait of ape minds.
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Copycats

Bonobos in the wild and chimps in captivity have been observed copying each other—and it's a lot harder than it looks.
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Getting Along

Through experiments and observation, researchers discover that chimps can cooperate, but that teamwork comes easier for the more peace-loving bonobos.
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Impulse Control

While some apes are capable of mastering words and numbers with great difficulty, it may be that impulse control is what prevents them from cooperating more fully.
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Mind Reading

By age four most human children are accomplished mind readers, and new studies show that chimps share at least some of this talent.
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Shared Goals

In children, a penchant for teaching appears even before language in the form of a deceptively simple gesture—pointing—a gesture that the other apes never use.
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