Apes have incredibly strong short term memory. Long term is another story. If you've never seen an ape preform short term memory tests at lightning speed, you should. It's fucking impressive.
https://www.hooktube.com/watch?v=zsXP8qeFF6A :
Chimp vs human! | Working Memory test | Extraordinary Animals | Earth - YouTube
[–] BrokenCompass ago
The internet did that to us. Before we needed to remember too. Also I think chimps have to rely even more on memory.