

Chris Krupenye
Cognitive scientist focusing on animal minds who conducted experiments with Kanzi and explains the study's design and implications for animal imagination.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 11min
Tea time... with an ape?
Chris Krupenye, a cognitive scientist who studies animal minds, discusses experiments with Kanzi the bonobo. He explains how researchers adapted child pretend-play tests into tea-party trials. They probe whether apes can imagine invisible outcomes and what that means for the evolution of imagination.


