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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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Studies of great apes hint at why and when clowning behavior evolved

Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans

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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
- I have personal experience which suggests dogs laugh.
- Social mammals. I doubt ants and bees are very funny.
  
  Not to you maybe!
Quit monkeying around
Ook!
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- Disable JS, "paywall" gone.
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  https://archive.ph/20241217200116/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/great-apes-joke-around-suggesting-humor-is-older-than-humans/
My cats may pranks on me. Make of that what you will.
How many great apes cover cancel culture in their sets?

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