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Do any other animals have a sense of humour?

Animals find things funny, or at least they seem to, say our readers

15 June 2022

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Do any other animals have a sense of humour? If you slipped on a banana skin, are there any creatures that would laugh?

 

Jonathan Wallace Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

I believe that some of the great apes have demonstrated what appears to be a sense of humour. When shown conjuring tricks in zoos, they have been recorded displaying signs of astonishment followed by mirth at the seemingly impossible event they have witnessed. However, I don’t know if any animals would laugh at someone slipping on a banana skin in the same way humans often do.

 

Paul Clark London, UK

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