Why Do Apes Like to Spin? Maybe for the Same Reasons as People.
Just like humans, great ape species also seem to regularly enjoy stimulating their senses through spinning, possibly even in pursuit of altered mental states.
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Just like humans, great ape species also seem to regularly enjoy stimulating their senses through spinning, possibly even in pursuit of altered mental states.
Researchers in the UK have discovered that, just like children with plenty of sugar and free space to play, great apes — including gorillas, chimpanzees
Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that, just like kids with too much sugar and free space to play, great apes—including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans—intentionally...
Videos of both captive and wild nonhuman primates suggest an enjoyment of the dizzy buzz that comes from whirling in circles.
Children love to spin. Whether it is by whirling around on their feet, whipping around on a tyre swing, or tumbling down a grassy hill, they revel in the drunken effects of dizziness that follow. As humans mature, they might outgrow spinning on the playground