Bees are amazing animals. Detailed studies show that they enjoy rich and deep social, cognitive, and emotional lives. They display dopamine-based positive emotions, get depressed, anxious, and ...

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to ...

Even without any survival incentive, bumble bees appear to be interested in rolling wooden balls in what scientists consider voluntary play. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

So when a cat ‘play’ hunts it doesn’t qualify as play because it is an instinctual behavior? Or when people ‘play tag’ it doesn’t qualify as play because it is a proxy for hunting and killing behavior ...

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behavior has been shown in an insect, adding to ...