Puppies tussle in the annual Puppy Bowl. Kids start a game of tag in a schoolyard. Play has been observed and documented in many species — and not just in mammals. However, according to Dr. Michael ...
If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...
To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory. Animals like rats are less inclined to play if they are anxious or ...