Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to ...

Bees are amazing animals. Detailed studies show that they enjoy rich and deep social, cognitive, and emotional lives. They display dopamine-based positive emotions, get depressed, anxious, and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Opening day in baseball is special for fans because it represents a fresh start — a changing of the seasons from winter to spring. For players, it means finally getting to play games ...

So when a cat ‘play’ hunts it doesn’t qualify as play because it is an instinctual behavior? Or when people ‘play tag’ it doesn’t qualify as play because it is a proxy for hunting and killing behavior ...