Chimps trump university students at memory task

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
Feb 24, 2010 11:00 PMNov 5, 2019 12:11 AM

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We humans aren't used to having our intelligence challenged. Among the animal kingdom, we hold no records for speed, strength or size but our vaunted mental abilities are unparalleled. But research from Kyoto University shows that some chimps have a photographic memory that puts humans to shame.

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