Why do adult domestic and captive animals play ? Short and long term perspectives

Martine Hausberger (1) , Séverine Henry (1) , Céline Rochais (1) , Veronique Biquand (1) , Sandrine M. J. Camus (2) , Erwan Bezard (2) , Alice de Moura Lima (1) , Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir (3) , Alban Lemasson (1) , Catherine Blois-Heulin (1)

1 EthoS - Ethologie animale et humaine
2 IMN - Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives [Bordeaux]
3 University of Iceland [Reykjavik]

Mots clés: play; horses; monkeys; welfare; comparative approach; domestic/captive animals; adults

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Martine Hausberger, Séverine Henry, Céline Rochais, Veronique Biquand, Sandrine M. J. Camus, et al.. Why do adult domestic and captive animals play ? Short and long term perspectives. Psychonomic Society Leading Edge Workshop on Evolutionary and psychological significance of play, Psychonomic Society, Jun 2016, Chicago, United States. ⟨hal-01336601⟩