Ape Genius

The great apes which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos, seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals?

A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes that are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined. Scientists are at last zeroing in on what separates us from our closest living relatives.

Pariscience 2009 - Buffon Prize
: Saturday 10th October 2009 from 15h00 to 16h30