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A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.

Among humans, laughter can signify a lot of different things, from intimacy to discomfort. Among animals, however, laughter usually communicates something along the lines of “this is playtime—I’m not ...

Laughter is almost universal. It's an expression that is seen across all human cultures; babies begin to laugh within the first few months of life, and animals such as apes and even rats exhibit forms ...

In Animal Joy, poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir explores the nature of laughter and how it can tap into our unconscious. A book on laughter and how it brings out our most authentic selves When Nuar ...

“Animal Joy” is at once prose poem, manifesto, sociological study and therapy session. Poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir’s first nonfiction book advocates the liberating power of spontaneity, ...

The animal-loving team at Ginger Cat proves that sometimes a dog is all it takes to turn a quiet home into a laughter-filled adventure. Iran offers Trump one-month deal to end war as world faces ...

Associate professor of theatre practice Zach Steel directed the stage adaptation of George Orwell’s classic allegorical novel, “Animal Farm,” as a comedic interpretation on an otherwise dramatic ...