If you had to tell a funny joke off the top of your head right now, could you do it? Humans love humor, but that doesn’t mean that it comes naturally to most of us. It can take a lot of effort to ...

Humor, a trait often considered uniquely human, is increasingly being observed across the animal kingdom, shedding light on the evolutionary roots of laughter and play. Recent studies suggest that ...

Dogs are known as man’s best friend, but they’re far from the only animal that can be amusing. After all, there are millions of different species on the planet, so there’s a pretty good chance that ...

Do parrots pun, do jaguars jest? Maddy Chapman reveals what science has to say about the animal kingdom’s jokesters.

Animals have an unmatched talent for making us laugh without even trying, and the internet is understandably obsessed. Whether it’s a cat folded up like a freshly baked croissant or a tired golden ...

If you needed a little serotonin boost today, these animal memes understood the assignment. From chaotic cats to suspiciously relatable dogs, the internet's funniest creatures are here to deliver ...

Juvenile orangutan pulling its mother’s hair. Source: BOS Foundation BPI, used with permission. Are humans the only animals with a mischievous sense of humor? Where did our ability to joke with one ...

Chances are, you’re no stranger to awkward situations. The best medicine for embarrassment is humor, and the best memes have it in spades. How many of these funny animal memes can you relate to? We ...

Whether animals have a sense of humor was the focus of a recent Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) discussion. Certainly the juveniles of many animal species exhibit play behavior ...