Negative play contagion in calves

Abstract Play is a strong outwardly directed, emotional behaviour and can contagiously spread between individuals. It has been suggested that high-playing animals could ‘seed’ play in others, spreading positive affective states. Despite the current interest in play contagion there has been no previo...

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Main Authors: Verena Größbacher, Alistair B. Lawrence, Christoph Winckler, Marek Špinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78748-7