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The majority of mammals love to play. In animals, play has a vital role for developmental consequences. A new investigation due to be published in the online journal PLoS ONE, demonstrates that young chimpanzees develop and play in a very similar way to human children, which could explain the role of play behavior in humans.
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Studien: Ontogenetic Trajectories of Chimpanzee Social Play: Similarities with Humans