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An Interesting Study
Do Animals have a sense of humor? Can animals smile or laugh? What do they find funny?
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Of course animals have a sense of humor, and many can laugh. Scientists suspect that the panting behavior exhibited by dogs during "play chasing" is an analog for human laughter. Rats chirp while they play, again in a way that resembles our giggles. Studies have shown that when rats are playfully tickled, they chirp and bond socially with their human tickler. And they seem to like it, seeking to be tickled more. Apparently joyful rats also preferred to hang out with other chirpers. Parrots are also known to display a sense of humor. Not only do they laugh at appropriate times, they also laugh at their own jokes and antics. I once read about a behavioral study of crows. I forget what the objective was, but the report described some birds' habit of waiting for unsuspecting humans to walk beneath a tree they were perched on and then accurately and deliberately drop acorns on their heads. When they hit their target, they cawed in delight and, no doubt, to draw their victim's attention to the fact that they'd been punked.
Now, this may not qualify as sophisticated wit, but it seems clear to me (as it was to the researchers) that these birds were amusing themselves with this little game. Although some still regard laughter as a uniquely human trait, the joke's on them.
Do animals have a sense of humor? Can animals smile or laugh? What do they find funny? - Yahoo! Answers
Do Animals have a sense of humor? Can animals smile or laugh? What do they find funny?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
Of course animals have a sense of humor, and many can laugh. Scientists suspect that the panting behavior exhibited by dogs during "play chasing" is an analog for human laughter. Rats chirp while they play, again in a way that resembles our giggles. Studies have shown that when rats are playfully tickled, they chirp and bond socially with their human tickler. And they seem to like it, seeking to be tickled more. Apparently joyful rats also preferred to hang out with other chirpers. Parrots are also known to display a sense of humor. Not only do they laugh at appropriate times, they also laugh at their own jokes and antics. I once read about a behavioral study of crows. I forget what the objective was, but the report described some birds' habit of waiting for unsuspecting humans to walk beneath a tree they were perched on and then accurately and deliberately drop acorns on their heads. When they hit their target, they cawed in delight and, no doubt, to draw their victim's attention to the fact that they'd been punked.
Now, this may not qualify as sophisticated wit, but it seems clear to me (as it was to the researchers) that these birds were amusing themselves with this little game. Although some still regard laughter as a uniquely human trait, the joke's on them.Do animals have a sense of humor? Can animals smile or laugh? What do they find funny? - Yahoo! Answers
she must have a really sick sense of humor.
