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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T20:12:20.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Science",
    "Animal Behavior",
    "Animal Psychology",
    "Cognitive",
    "Evolution",
    "Johns Hopkins University"
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  "textContent": "A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of carefully designed experiments modeled on children’s tea parties, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that an ape could engage in pretend play. The results mark [...]",
  "title": "This Bonobo Just Did Something Scientists Thought Only Humans Could Do"
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