These bonobos know what you don't know
A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to help.
![These bonobos know what you don't know](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2049x1153+0+192/resize/1400/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F38%2F91b0e5494426863ccd957433214b%2Fnyota.jpg)
![Nyota, a bonobo living at Ape Initiative.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2049x1536+0+0/resize/2049x1536!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F38%2F91b0e5494426863ccd957433214b%2Fnyota.jpg)
A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to help.