New Study Says 65 Different Species of Animals Laugh
It’s no secret that humans laugh but it’s a somewhat strange part of our evolution. It’s clear that we laugh at something funny showing friendliness or cooperation but how did it come about? Are we the only ones to do it?
According to a recent study, we aren’t the only ones.
UCLA professor of communication Greg Bryant and Primatologist and UCLA anthropology graduate student Sasha Winker have taken an in-depth look into laughter throughout the animal kingdom.
They looked through the existing research on animal play behaviour looking for any mention of vocal play signals which could be seen as laughter.
They found that this vocal behaviour was documented in at least 65 species. The list consists of domestic cows, dogs, a variety of primates, foxes, seals, mongooses, and three species of ...
