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@cm0002@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago

Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

www.scientificamerican.com

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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

www.scientificamerican.com

@cm0002@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago
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Studies of great apes hint at why and when clowning behavior evolved
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  • @MTK@lemmy.world
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    12•7 months ago

    Probably older then that as well, we even have research that suggests that dogs laugh. Humor might be as old as the first social species

    • @Dasus@lemmy.world
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      3•7 months ago

      I have personal experience which suggests dogs laugh.

    • @jabjoe@feddit.uk
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      2•7 months ago

      Social mammals. I doubt ants and bees are very funny.

      • @MTK@lemmy.world
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        3•7 months ago

        Not to you maybe!

        • @Dasus@lemmy.world
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          2•7 months ago

          You wouldn’t believe their fart jokes.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_communication

  • Bone
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    6•7 months ago

    Quit monkeying around

  • @milliams@lemmy.world
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    5•7 months ago

    Ook!

    • @Dasus@lemmy.world
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      3•7 months ago

      https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Librarian

  • @LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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    4•7 months ago

    Anyone got a non-paywalled version?

    • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      1•7 months ago

      Disable JS, “paywall” gone.

    • @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      1•7 months ago

      Byebyepaywall.com is your friend; sourced this link from there

      https://archive.ph/20241217200116/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/great-apes-joke-around-suggesting-humor-is-older-than-humans/

  • LousyCornMuffins
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    2•7 months ago

    My cats may pranks on me. Make of that what you will.

  • @aesthelete@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    How many great apes cover cancel culture in their sets?

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