Foundations Reading 8B

Chap 16

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Reading 8B DO ANIMALS LAUGH? We know animals have emotions. They can feel fear. We also think they feel love, since they have strong relationships with each other. So are animal emotions similar to our own? And do animals have a sense of humor? A Parrot's Joke Sally Blanchard's parrot Bongo Marie didn't get along with her other parrot, Paco. In fact, Bongo Marie clearly didn't like Paco at all! One day, Blanchard cooked a chicken for dinner. She started to cut the chicken with a knife. "Oh, no! Paco!" Bongo Marie said loudly and laughed. Blanchard laughed, too, and said, "That's not Paco." "Oh... no," said Bongo Marie. This time, she sounded disappointed. Then the parrot laughed at her own joke. Yoga Dog Jean Donaldson enjoys yoga—and so does her dog Buffy. While Donaldson does yoga, Buffy carefully places her toys on Donaldson's body. If a toy falls, Buffy runs to put it back. Does this behavior have any real purpose? "She thinks it's hilarious!" says Donaldson. Animal Laughter Can dogs "laugh"? Recent research shows that dogs can tell each other when they want to play. They make a special sound—a kind of "laugh." Psychologist Patricia Simonet recorded the sound. Then she played it back to dogs and studied their behavior. "All the dogs seemed to like the laugh," says Simonet. So do animals have a sense of humor? If laughter is a clue, then perhaps the answer is "yes!"

阅读8B 动物会笑吗？ 我们知道动物有情感。 他们可以感受到恐惧。 我们也认为他们感受到了爱，因为他们彼此之间有着牢固的关系。 那么，动物的情绪与我们的相似吗？ 动物有幽默感吗？ 鹦鹉的笑话 莎莉·布兰查德的鹦鹉邦戈·玛丽和她的另一只鹦鹉帕科相处得不好。 事实上，邦戈·玛丽显然根本不喜欢帕科！ 一天，布兰查德做了一只鸡当晚餐。 她开始用刀切鸡肉。 “哦，不！帕科！” 邦戈·玛丽大声说，哈哈大笑。 布兰查德也笑了，说：“那不是帕科。” “哦……不，”邦戈·玛丽说。 这一次，她听起来很失望。 然后鹦鹉嘲笑自己的笑话。 瑜伽犬 让·唐纳森喜欢瑜伽，她的狗巴菲也喜欢。 唐纳森做瑜伽时，巴菲小心翼翼地把玩具放在唐纳森的身上。 如果玩具掉下来，巴菲会跑过去把它放回去。 这种行为有真正的目的吗？ 唐纳森说：“她觉得这很搞笑！”。 动物的笑声 狗狗会“笑”吗？ 最近的研究表明，狗可以告诉对方什么时候想玩。 它们发出一种特殊的声音——一种“笑声” 心理学家Patricia Simonet录制了这段声音。 然后，她把它回放给狗听，研究它们的行为。 西蒙说：“所有的狗似乎都喜欢笑。”。 动物有幽默感吗？ 如果笑是一个线索，那么答案可能是“是的！”

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