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Chimpanzee’s unbelievable memory displayed in experiment video

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Published 17:38 23 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Chimpanzee’s unbelievable memory displayed in experiment video

Chimpanzees have amazing memories, meanwhile, we can't remember where the car is parked.

Shola Lee

Shola Lee

Chimpanzees have amazing memories, meanwhile, we can't remember where the car is parked.

Look, there are a few things we're willing to say a chimp can beat us at, but a memory quiz wasn't one of them... until now.

In the incredible footage below, the primate aces a memory test, with the kind of speed that'd put our 10-year-old Brain Training Nintendo game to shame.

The footage shows a chimp undergoing a memory test to see how well it can remember a series of numbers.

Possibly the best bit about the video is the slightly sarcastic-sounding narrator, who answers his own questions because the chimp, obviously, can't.

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The first test the chimp undergoes is a slow one, as the narrator explains: "First test, can chimpanzees count from one to nine in the right order? In return for a peanut or other tasty reward? Yes, they can." See what we mean about the narration?

The monkey wasted no time.
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Next up, a far trickier puzzle that sees the screen "flash the nine numerals for a moment, then cover them."

And the chimp promptly puts us to shame by completing this and the next three tests, including one where some of the numbers are taken out of the sequence, turns out that "chimps can also eat and memorise at the same time."

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When we try to eat and look at our phone we spill our food, but ok.

Naturally, people went mad for the video on Twitter, with many saying that it made them feel 'stupid' and to be honest, we kind of agree.

One person said that they weren't up to the test: "Better memory than me. I don't think I'd remember at all!!lol!"

Same, Henry, same.
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While another added "He has better memory then me," and before you say anything, someone already pointed out the typo on Twitter.

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A third simply added, in awe: "They do this better than humans." Yes, yes they do.

However, one said that people could do it too if they just put their mind to it: "humans are capable of this too. they just need practice and incentive. I played this game and after about an hour I was starting to get pretty good."

One hit back at this idea, saying: "Humans aren't capable of this. It's not a memory problem alone, it's a visual processing one as well."

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Featured Image Credit: Kyota University

Topics: News, Animals, Technology, Viral, Twitter

Shola Lee
Shola Lee

Shola Lee began her journalism career while studying for her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary, University of London and Columbia University in New York. She has written for the Columbia Spectator, QM Global Bloggers, CUB Magazine, UniDays, and Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital. Recently, Shola took part in the 2021 BAFTA Crew and BBC New Creatives programme before becoming a journalist at UNILAD, where she works on breaking news, trending stories, and features.

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