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Human-ape links heard in laughter

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Similarities between laughter of tickled apes and humans mirrors genetic ties between species.

Human laughter is rooted in the emotional displays of the common ancestor we share with apes, suggests an analysis of the vocalizations of tickled juvenile apes and humans.

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  1. Davila Ross, M., Owren, M. J. & Zimmermann, E. Curr. Biol. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.028 (2009).

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Laursen, L. Human-ape links heard in laughter. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.541

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