Laughter has many functions,and whilst language is a key part of human humour, psychologists think certain animals demonstrate signs of being in on the jokeThere’s a video on YouTube (above) with over three and half million views, or in which a girl appears to acquire a dolphin giggle by doing repeated cartwheels and handstands in front of its tank at a sea world centre.
We still understand relatively dinky about the extent to which emotions are present in animals,but could it be that the dolphin in this clip is experiencing one of the most distinctly human forms of expression – humour?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com