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The researchers say the ability to understand pretend objects appears to fall within the cognitive range of at least one enculturated ape.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
But there are no ape characters in the Lion King.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
Other digital asset treasury companies that sought to ape Saylor’s modus operandi have suffered a similar fate.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Success would allow England to ape the forward-heavy power-play bench that South Africa deployed en route to the Rugby World Cup victory in France.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
“From the old forbidden books. The Premature Burial. And the others. The Pit, the Pendulum, and the ape, the chimney, the Murders in the Rue Morgue. In a book I burned, yes!”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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