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It is common for young animals, in particular mammals, to play. Researchers have for the first time mapped the development of play in young chickens. The results show that the young chickens spend ...

It is common for young animals, in particular mammals, to play. Researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden, have for the first time mapped the development of play in young chickens. The results ...

Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to occur in taxa as diverse as birds, fish, octopuses, and even insects. But ...