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Ethology

repeated, incompletely functional behaviour that differs from serious versions, is voluntary and occurs when the animal is relaxed and unstressed.

In ethology, animal play refers to repeated, incompletely functional behaviour that differs from serious versions, is voluntary and occurs when the animal is relaxed and unstressed. This meaning comes from Burghardt (2005) in The Genesis of Animal Play.[1]

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Burghardt, G. M. (2005). The Genesis of Animal Play. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262297097

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