Susan Savage-Rumbaugh enlightens the TED Conference audience about bonobos. Here’s some of the things they’ve learned by watching humans:

  • Understand English.
  • Start a fire with a lighter.
  • Extinguish a fire with a bucket of water.
  • Make and use stone tools.
  • Communicate with drawings.
  • Play Pacman.

The video also shows a bonobo recognizing herself in the mirror. The list of self aware animals appears to be too short.

18 minutes. Link to Video

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