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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/aww

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like how playful behavior seems te be present in a lot of animals. Evolutionary it doesn't necessarily seem advantageous, and yet a lot of animals just do stuff because it's fun. Maybe the advantage is training or something.

[–] Downcount 9 points 1 year ago

This (training/learning/exploring) and socialising are the main benefits imho.

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