It's a Monster! Apes Remember Scary Movie Scenes

Many scientists have tried to piece together how memories work in animals, especially chimpanzees and other apes. In a new study, scientists from Kyoto University in Japan wanted to examine whether a group of chimpanzees and bonobos (a close chimp relative) could not only remember past events, but also anticipate what would happen next. "We really wanted to make [the apes] remember a novel event," said study co-author Fumihiro Kano, a comparative psychologist at Kyoto University.