Is this morally right? Spanish officials want to make a new law that would give chimps, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos similar protections to people.
Spain set to give apes ‘human’ rights
Problem solvers: One study of captive bonobos in Germany and the USA found that they use tools and forage in a similar way to the earliest Stone Age humans. Glossary
Great apes - The Hominidae or Hominid family of primates, including orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and humans.
Cognitive - Relating to the processes of thinking and reasoning.
Philosophers - People who ask big questions about the meaning of life and how we should live.
Unique - Different to everything else.
Empathy - The capacity to understand and feel the suffering of others.