- A bonobo can play pretend and imagine things sometimes.
- Scientists studied a friendly bonobo in careful tests recently.
- They used clear cups and a pretend pitcher together.
- The bonobo often pointed to the pretend cup first.
- He chose real juice when asked for drink carefully.
- He showed he knew pretend objects were not real.
- Researchers saw the bonobo imagine grapes inside jars too.
- The team will test other animals in future studies.
Difficult words
- pretend — act like something is real when it is not
- imagine — make a picture in your mind
- scientist — person who studies nature or animalsScientists
- careful — doing something with attention and care
- choose — pick one thing from two or morechose
- object — a thing you can see or touchobjects
- jar — a round glass container for foodjars
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Discussion questions
- Do you like to play pretend?
- Have you ever pretended an object was real?
- Have you seen an animal act like this?
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