Like Humans, Great Apes Think Differently From Each Other

Great Apes: A Window into Human Cognition

For years, researchers have delved into the cognitive worlds of great apes, aiming to unravel the mysteries of how our own intricate thinking skills came to be. A key premise of this research suggests that if certain capabilities, such as the use of gestures for communication, are exclusive to species closely related to humans, these traits likely emerged later in our evolutionary timeline.