Animals are creatures whose mere presence makes us feel better and happier, because they have a very special energy, and most of them are tender and good-natured in appearance.
They always make us laugh and smile, but I've always wondered if the same thing happens in reverse, that is Do animals laugh?Do you have the ability to make them smile when they are happy?
That is why I have decided to investigate more about the subject and I tell you that it is very interesting. If you want to know if our wild friends can laugh, continue reading this article on our site and you will have the answer.
Life can be fun…
…and not only for humans, animals can also have a sense of humor. There are studies that show that many animals such as dogs, chimpanzees, gorillas, rats and even birds can laugh. They may not be able to do it in the same way that we can, but there are indications that they make screech-like sounds, something similar to our laughter but at the same time different, to express when they are in a positive emotional state. In fact, it is proven that some animals enjoy a lot when tickled
The work that experts have done for many years is not only based on knowing the art of animal laughter, but also learning to identify and recognize each laughter within the wild world. The primate family can laugh, but they make sounds like panting, growling, screeching, and even purring. When we see our dog breathing rapidly and intensely, it is not always because they are tired or breathing fast. A long sound of this type could very well be a laugh and, it should be noted, that it has properties that calm the tension of other dogs.
A Rodents love to laugh too. Experts have conducted tests in which by tickling the nape of the neck or inviting them to play, rats make noises in the ultrasonic range that scientists have deduced is the equivalent of human laughter.
What else do scientists say?
According to a study published in a well-known American scientific journal, the neurological circuits that produce laughter have always existed, housed in the oldest regions of the brain, therefore, animals could perfectly manifest joy through the sound of laughter, only they don't vocalize laughter in the same way that man does.
In conclusion, man is not the only animal capable of laughing and feeling happiness. It is already public knowledge that all mammals, and also birds, experience positive emotions, and although they do not show them with a smile because at the skeleton-body level they cannot and that is a characteristic of man, animals do it through of other behaviors that result in the same.
That is, animals have their very personal way of letting us know when they are happy, like when dolphins jump out of the water, elephants trumpet and cats purr. These are all forms of emotional expression analogous to our smiles. Animals surprise us every day, they are emotionally much more complex creatures than we had thought until now.
