“I hate that he kills stuff,” Annie told me, “but I also feel that it is wrong to keep Captain inside. He lives to hunt and I don’t want to take that away from him.” Annie is typical of many people ...

The benefits of object play (blocks, puzzles, cars, dolls and so on) for infant learning and development are well documented. However, nearly nothing is known about how natural play unfolds in the ...

“I hate that he kills stuff,” Annie told me, “but I also feel that it is wrong to keep Captain inside. He lives to hunt and I don’t want to take that away from him.” Annie is typical of many people ...

Bumble bees play, according to new research. It is believed to be the first time that object play behavior has been shown in an insect, adding to mounting evidence that bees may experience positive ...

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A new study shows that young bumblebees like to play with toys, mirroring the behavior of young mammals. Bumblebees are also the first insects observed to engage in object play. Not only do bumblebees ...

If you’ve ever played peekaboo with your little one, you’ve helped them work on object permanence. Your baby is learning that people and objects exist even when they can’t see or hear them. Object ...

Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to occur in taxa as diverse as birds, fish, octopuses, and even insects. But ...