Science of Play w/Gordon Burghardt
Here We Are
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The Role of Intentionality in Animal Behavior
The behavior is repeated. It's not a one-off behavior. If an animal comes up to an object, sniffs it, pushes it, and then leaves and never comes back again, that wouldn't be play. There's a difference between just tipping over a cup out of curiosity and kicking around a cup over and over again. And so it's hinting at there's intentionality to behind this.
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