Do other animals(Not humans) Laugh?

Question

If you can give a example please.

Answer 1

The hyenna laughs.
Thats why it's called the laughing hyenna.

Answer 2

A dog, a chimpanzee and a rat walk into a bar. The dog huffs, the chimpanzee lets out some excited squeaks, and the rat makes chirping sounds that are inaudible to the human ear. Clearly someone told a joke, because scientists now believe that some animals laugh. It's not clear why animals laugh or what they find so funny, but some animals do indeed indulge in laughter.

Animal studies on rats, monkeys and dogs, show that certain sounds they make are indicative of laughter. Rats, for example, make highly pitched squeaks when playing with each other, and monkeys also appear to make laughing noises during play and interaction. The chuff or huff of a dog when he is excited to see you all suggest these animals laugh.

Some other scientific studies suggest that other animals may laugh too. For example, intelligence studies on dolphins have shown that two dolphins can refer to a third dolphin by name. Who can say they’re not telling a joke, or capable of laughing during play. Given the range of vocal performance by dolphins and whales, it would not be surprising to find out these animals laugh, as well.

What puzzles scientists is what the animals are laughing about. Some studies suggest animals laugh when they are excited or happy. Others believe animals laugh to gain the attention of their owners. It’s possible animals laugh when they are enjoying play. Clearly, none of the animals appear to be telling knock knock jokes but a dog might laugh at the sound of his owner’s knock on the door.

It’s possible that animals laugh because it confers health benefits to them, just as laughing is very good for people. Laughter can lower blood pressure, ease stress, produce dopamine and growth hormone, and actually be good for the circulatory system. Preschool children may laugh as often as 400 times a day. Since some animals have about the same intelligence level as a two year old human, maybe these animals laugh for the evolutionary benefits achieved by laughing. A chimp that laughs for example may be a bigger chimp because he stimulates growth hormones.

Though we do like to anthropomorphize animals, we can’t really see the smiling face of a dog as actual smiling. But if you hear that long huff from your dogs, you many recognize your animals laugh at you or with you, or possibly at some very good joke they heard about the neighbor’s cat.

Answer 3

This was on the news about two weeks ago ... that dogs 'laugh' (it sounds similar to a panting, but is slightly different), and that on hearing other dogs laughing can be very calming to dogs in 'cages' at shelters.
I've heard parrots 'laugh' but that was a 'taught response' from when they were learning to talk ... they and other animals probably do 'laugh' but we humans haven't discovered what makes any animal laugh, or what that 'laughing' sounds like.

Answer 4

Laughter ir triggered by the mind understanding the contrast between the appearace and the essence of o situation.So i think laughing is much too complex for animals. Hyenas don't laung, they only threat you with their teeth and that's why you shouldn't smile to a monkey because it will take it as an intimidation technique!

Answer 5

Yes I think all animals laugh. i think cats and dogs laugh the most.

Answer 6

Some other primates do. Chimps are one example I can think of, which you should be able to find footage of them doing it.

I think laughter originated in primates, so you won't find any animals lower than primates (or on any other branches) doing it, and you will find that not all primates laugh either.

Answer 7

I think dogs and chimps and other primates and rats laugh. I have heard that dolphins laugh too but I am not sure.

Answer 8

Laugh, I sometimes pi8s myself laughing, know any good dog jokes then.

Answer 9

Monkeys, dogs, dolphins and haenas laugh.... or at least that's what humans take certain sounds for. No oe knows for sure...
GOOD QUESTION!

Answer 10

Hyenas "laugh", but as far as I know, it's not actually laughing, just another form of communication.

Answer 11

I'm quite convinced some dogs can laugh!