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play among animals  

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  • The ways in which animals play and why they do so is an enormously popular area of study. That researchers and nonresearchers alike want to know more about the details about the evolution and development of animal play is evidenced by the enormously popular essay, published in February 2008, as the cover story in the New York Times magazine titled “Taking Play Seriously,” and a resurgence in interest in animal play among researchers in biology, psychology, and anthropology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Play Among Animals]

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