A researcher studying the evolution of laughter has observed that things that make us laugh, like tickling our feet, also make our ape relatives giggle like children:
To hear the gorilla better, watch this more recent video:
Here is a YouTube video of a chimpanzee at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia giggling when being tickled:
Does it get much cuter than that?
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Scientific American has a "Ask the Expert" series, and someone asked why it was impossible to tickle yourself.
It begins:
"It has been observed at least since the time of Aristotle that people cannot tickle themselves, but the reason remains elusive."
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Oh My Gosh! That is just sooo cute and cool! Ever since I saw the Rise of the Planet of Apes, I always loved monkeys whether an ape, orangoutang, or chimpanzee. Now that I know that studies show they may have the abilities to giggle like humans do, monkeys just become more and more interesting to me. I just wonder how similar we humans are alike to these animals. What would happen if we were the animals and monkeys and apes ran the world?
This is so funny :)
Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee meeeeeeee im locked up and found a way to communicate with the outs
Giggling right before he rips your face off; hilarious!
poop is good
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!