In which Kanzi learns to play make-believe
One generally imagines other members of the animal kingdom, even the ones that fly, to be a little more grounded than humans. After all, storks probably do not tell their chicks that they hatched from eggs delivered by a man in a truck. But what if animals did have the power of make-believe? What might they imagine, and what purpose would it serve — escape, solace, companionship? It may not be a binary; the power of........
