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Do animals laugh?
We aren't the only animals that laugh when we're tickled... great apes do too! Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos have all been heard chuckling as they play together. As UK psychologist Prof Marina Davila-Ross explains, it helps them form and maintain social bonds.
(Image: Orangutan, Credit: Getty Images.)
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