Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

The Mind of the Great Ape (1x7)

Air date: Jan 01, 2000

Is there a watershed difference in cognitive abilities between great apes and other non-human primates? Advocates of this viewpoint point to two phenomena: the great ape's "theory of mind," or its ability to comprehend another being's mental state, and the great ape's ability to communicate through gestures and human-devised symbol systems.