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Tickling Rats and Giggling Dolphins: Some Animals Appear to Have A Sense Of Humor (Video)

by clnAdrian
August 16, 2019
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By David Cox | The Guardian

There’s a video on YouTube (above) with over three and a half million views, in which a girl appears to make a dolphin giggle by doing repeated cartwheels and handstands in front of its tank at a sea world center.

We still understand relatively little 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 – humor?

Related Article: Just Like Humans, Dolphins Have Social Networks

“I would define humor, as we know it, as seeing improbable connections in the upper mind,” says psychologist Jaak Panksepp. “That’s what a joke is all about. You’re not expecting it, and then all of a sudden … bang! It comes from the ability to put very strange, often illogical things together, triggering positive emotions.”

While the sophistication of human humor requires the medium of language, Panksepp says he would not be surprised if positive emotions could be trigged in some animals by viewing slapstick events which they find startling or surprising.

Dolphins have long intrigued animal researchers because of the complexity of their communication: a rich variety of clicks, buzzes, whistles, and squeals of different rhythms, frequencies, and lengths, as well as their capacity for self-recognition.

They are among a small group of species (which also includes chimpanzees, killer whales, and magpies but not gorillas, dogs or giant pandas) which can pass the mirror test. A dye is used to place a dot above one of the dolphin’s eyes, before placing a mirror in its tank. The aim of the experiment is to see whether the dolphin can recognize the reflection as itself, or whether it perceives the dolphin in the mirror as a separate member of its species.

Humans are not capable of this before the age of around 15-18 months, a vital developmental stage which most species do not reach. However, it appears that dolphins do. When confronted with the mirror, they repeatedly circle their heads and move in closer to observe the eye which has been marked.

Related Article: Whales, Dolphins Experience Joy, Squeal with Delight

Mental self-recognition and the ability to place yourself in the context of a situation is crucial to humor. Whether dolphins have the capacity to do this in some form remains open to debate, but we do know that they have a mode of communication which is akin to laughter.

Ten years ago, researchers studying dolphins at the Kolmården Wildlife Park in Sweden noticed a particular set of sounds they had never heard before – a short burst of pulses followed by a whistle. Taking closer note, they realized that the dolphins only ever made these signals during play-fighting, never during more aggressive confrontations. They concluded that the purpose of the sound was to indicate that the situation was pleasant or non-threatening and to prevent it escalating into a real fight. For psychologists, this is the reason why laughter ever existed at all.

“The playfighting and tickling we see in animals are harmless attacks which serve a very social function,” says Peter McGraw, a psychologist at the University of Colorado. “Some of it is bonding and some of it can be learning to fight. But what you always see is that the animal that’s being attacked is the one making these vocalizations which we interpret as laughter. I believe that through evolution, laughter developed as a way of showing that something which would otherwise be wrong, is actually ok.”

Related Article: Two-Way Communication With Dolphins Begins With ‘Sargassum’

In our world, laughter has a variety of functions, ranging from highly positive to negative or even sinister. But this complexity only really developed in the past 50,000 years, with the evolution of language, interdependent societies, and culture. “Having language meant that the world of things which could seem odd, illogical or bizarre increased exponentially,” McGraw says. “And you laugh not just to say, ‘I get it, this is ok,’ but express a whole variety of feelings ranging from a superiority to fitting in within a social group to filling gaps in conversation.”

To map the extent to which laughter is used in the animal kingdom, Marina Davila-Ross, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth, went searching for it amongst our closest relatives: the great apes. She recorded the vocalizations made across the primate kingdom during playfighting sessions, and by comparing the acoustics of the sounds to our own laughter, constructed an evolutionary tree going back 60 million years.

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Comments 16

  1. 1248047311878919@facebook.com' Sphesihle Phikela says:
    9 years ago

    Lol Hahaha

    Reply
  2. 10153772640909116@facebook.com' Liz Pentz says:
    9 years ago

    horses sure do!

    Reply
  3. 10207950975363060@facebook.com' James P Moon says:
    9 years ago

    Sure they do. Probably not like us but I’m sure I’ve observed my dogs amusement.

    Reply
  4. 10206594341910038@facebook.com' Jennifer Lea Tung says:
    9 years ago

    Definitely x

    Reply
  5. 137769119918726@facebook.com' Kerri-Leigh Smith-Boler says:
    9 years ago

    Aw yeah, they are happy chappies 🙂

    Reply
  6. 544421275712925@facebook.com' Mercedes V Del Castillo says:
    9 years ago

    There s no way these prisoners smile or laugh. Stop the lies! Stop the exploitation of intelligent, loving sentient beings, who cares if they can smile or laugh? For people their 5 minutes of entertainment is a life of slavery, death and separation from their families. Boycott $eaworld.

    Reply
    • 148270801883880@facebook.com' Conscious Life News says:
      9 years ago

      I agree with your note, and think we need to take a very firm stand on this.

      Reply
  7. 1710606752496049@facebook.com' Salvador Nonog says:
    9 years ago

    my dogs do…
    when they do something naughty…
    thier pant sounds like … hahaha!!
    with thier eyes twinkling with amusement…

    Reply
  8. 10206210540996074@facebook.com' Freddie LP says:
    9 years ago

    Ils vivent et ressentent tout simplement les memes choses que nous.

    Reply
  9. 406156606261037@facebook.com' Dionne Walker says:
    9 years ago

    I believe animals can be amused not sure if they laugh

    Reply
  10. 148270801883880@facebook.com' Conscious Life News says:
    9 years ago

    Yes I do. I believe dolphins especially carry our joy….

    Reply
  11. 10154423887473636@facebook.com' Maria Den Vilda says:
    9 years ago

    ?❤️

    Reply
  12. 10207608789688133@facebook.com' Carol Connolly says:
    9 years ago

    I had a cat who loved to jump out from behind furniture and doors and “scare” you. I sure he would have laughed if he could.

    Reply
  13. 1632451627038850@facebook.com' Wendy Hardin says:
    9 years ago

    Yes animals have a large range of emotions. Those of us who have lived around, with, amongst know this.

    Reply
  14. 1039067766155547@facebook.com' Helen Pardoe says:
    9 years ago

    Of course they have a sense of humour (I’m British you know!!) , most animals, dogs, cats, horses even ducks have humour and all animals should be treated with dignity and respect <3

    Reply
  15. 1473902306270641@facebook.com' Linda J England says:
    9 years ago

    I believe dolphins are joyful animals and have a sense of humor. I know my dog has a sense of humor!!

    Reply

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