Bonobos显示当人类不知道隐藏的治疗方法的位置时,他们就能理解。 Bonobos show they can understand when humans don't know the location of hidden treats.

一项新的研究表明，倭黑猩猩可以理解人类的知识匮乏并做出反应，当它们知道人类不知道自己在哪里时，它们会指出隐藏的食物。 A new study suggests that bonobos can understand and react to a human's lack of knowledge, pointing to hidden treats when they know humans don't know where they are. 这种“心智理论”能力意味着倭黑猩猩和人类一样，可以保持并适应不同的精神状态。 This "theory of mind" ability implies that bonobos, like humans, can hold and adjust to different mental states. 涉及3名男性公益社员的调查结果支持一种观点,即先进的社会认知可能在数以百万计的几年前我们共同的祖先中演变了。 The findings, involving three male bonobos, support the idea that advanced social cognition may have evolved in our common ancestors millions of years ago.