The what as well as the why of animal fun
Abstract
Fun is functional: play is evolution's way of making sure animals acquire and perfect valuable skills in circumstances of relative safety. Yet precisely what animals find fun has seldom been examined for what it can potentially reveal about how they represent and think about the world.
Citation
Byrne , R W 2015 , ' The what as well as the why of animal fun ' , Current Biology , vol. 25 , no. 1 , pp. R2-R4 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.008
Publication
Current Biology
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0960-9822Type
Journal article
Description
Date of Acceptance:Collections
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