Consider the scales involved. It's amazing that a species that is 99% chimp genes can even think and deduce phenomena of that size; don't ask it to get it right the first time.
All of that without having traveled farther than one light second from its home.
It should humble all of us that believe we have absolute knowledge of things. So many people consciously or subconsciously philosophize about the universe, life, spirituality, etc. based on grand ideas and science which is routinely overturned. Really all we can prove is mathematical facts, and what our emotions tell us (i.e. "I Love You").
All of that without having traveled farther than one light second from its home.