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Play is likely to at least partly fulfil these criteria as it tends to be seen when animals’ other needs are met, and is likely to be experienced as a positive emotion.

In the animal kingdom, within a species, there is a variation in how much individuals play. It would be interesting to see if the more playful ones are the innovators.

Pi (Hiran Abeysekera) and the Bengal tiger Richard Parker in “Life of Pi.” The fantasy world of the play is built from a beautiful synchrony of lighting, video, sound and set, our critic writes.

In some species, youngsters play to develop skills they’ll need as adults. But in other animals, adults seem to frolic for the fun of it. By C. Claiborne Ray A. Many immature mammals practice ...