What do chimpanzees think of humans?

It's impossible to truly read the minds of individual chimpanzees, but we can make educated guesses based on observation. In the wild, chimpanzees that see humans for the first time are usually terrified of humans and keep a wary distance. read more

Based on their behavior, chimpanzees think about the same of humans as we think of them: A dangerous creature, one to be considered with caution, and put down if it becomes inconvenient, poses a threat, or harms someone. read more

Humans' closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to "think about thinking" -- what is called "metacognition," according to new research by scientists at Georgia State University and the University at Buffalo. read more

The differences between chimpanzee and human laughter may be the result of adaptations that have evolved to enable human speech. Self-awareness of one's situation as seen in the mirror test, or the ability to identify with another's predicament (see mirror neurons), are prerequisites for laughter, [citation needed] so animals may be laughing for the same reasons that humans do. read more