by
Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer
Date:
16 February 2013 Time: 03:50 PM ET
Boston
— Chimpanzees may have more smarts than humans, at least regarding short-term
memories, new research suggests.
A
Japanese researcher presented a video
showing the remarkable abilities of a chimpanzee named Ayumu, here at
the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) Thursday (Feb. 14). When the numbers 1 through 9 appeared randomly on a
screen and then disappeared, the chimpanzee was able to recall the exact
sequence and location of each number. Ayumu has also learnt numbers 1 through
19 and is able to touch each one in ascending order, which hasn't been shown
before, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, a researcher at Kyoto University's Primate Research
Institute, told Livescience.
As
Matsuzawa showed the video to a room of scientists and journalists, murmurs of
amazement were heard. "Don't worry, nobody can do it," Matsuzawa
said, with an almost mischievous smile. "It's impossible for you."
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