University Kyoto: "Chimps are potential Grand Masters"
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Video => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPiDHXtM0VA
Scientists attribute this impressive display of working memory to "eidetic imagery," or what is commonly known as photographic memory. You've probably heard that term in reference to people who remember every little thing that's ever happened to them, but in this case it just means the chimps seem to have a really good visual memory -- they can remember details of an image even if they just glimpsed it for a couple of seconds.