Chimps, other apes take mind reading to humanlike level
Eye-tracking data shows animals can anticipate a person’s thoughts, actions

MIND READER A group of captive apes, including this orangutan, performed tests indicating that they can grasp when others are about to act based on false beliefs. This finding indicates that social thinking skills of apes and humans are more alike than previously thought.
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