Strange question: Do animals laugh like humans?

Many studies of animal laughter will tell you interesting things that you will have to enjoy.

Laughter is always one of the most beautiful things in life. However, is it a gift that nature bestowed only on people? Can animals laugh like us?

To know the answer, let's learn the concept of "laughter" from a scientific perspective.

Laughter can be interpreted as a physical reaction of people to respond to social stimulation from outside (like someone's sense of humor) or physical stimulation from within (like being tickled) to show comfortable, happy or consensus emotional state .

So is laughter just for us? The answer is "No!"

Because science has proven, many animals also have the ability to laugh like humans. We can mention as .

1. Chimp and gorilla

In a Charles Darwin scientist's study of " Emotional Expression in Humans and Animals " in 1872, he observed chimpanzees and gorillas - the closest relatives to us could emit a sound very similar to laughter when being teased.

Decades later, a similar study at the University of Hannover (Germany) of Davila Ross also concluded that these sounds are very similar to human laughter. She said primates have spent 10-16 million years to develop this ability.

Primate species have spent 10-16 million years to develop the ability to emit this laughter.

2. Dog

Have you ever heard your puppy ever make a laugh? If not, don't be too upset because you may not realize it.

In 2001, the animal behavioral zoologist named Patricia Simonet analyzed the sound her pet made during play.

Dogs also emit sounds that are regarded as human laughter when in a happy state.

By using infrared spectrum analysis, she found that during the play, besides the barking, growling, moaning or gasping sounds, her dog also made a special sound when it is in a happy state.

She continued to experiment on many other individuals and obtained the same results.

Simonet analyzed the data with a device that measures sound waves and concludes, the special sound that dogs emit in that state of pleasure is seen as laughter.

3. Mouse

Even mice are considered to be able to emit laughter. In the late 1990s, neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp of Bowling Green Veterinary University discovered, when he stimulated sad sad areas in mice, this rodent also made an unusually high "chirping" sound. .

Jaak Panksepp's experiment shows the ability to emit "laughter" in mice.

Further research, this unusual "chit" sound is a 50 kilohertz high-frequency sound, different from the usual sounds recorded in mice. And they believe, this is the sound the mice laugh.