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Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled

The rhythmic patterns of laughter found in apes and humans reveal that complex primate vocal control might have started evolving 15 million years ago. Tickling a chimpanzee, a gorilla and a human child causes similar rhythms of laughter, according to an analysis of primate behaviour. Laughter is a conserved vocalization in humans and their closest primate relatives. A study published in Communicati... [2020 chars]

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