For many years, psychologists and behavioral biologists agreed that laughter was a unique emotional expression found only in humans. However, as the study of animal emotions expanded this idea was ...

Recent research has revealed that animals like dogs, rats, and chimpanzees might exhibit traits similar to human laughter. Patricia Simonet discovered a unique sound in dogs during play, while Jaak ...

Spotted hyenas, the social, carnivorous creatures often referred to as "laughing hyenas," live across Africa and east to India. Their laughing sound, however, "has nothing to do with hyenas having a ...

A Michigan woman's pet fox has the uncanny ability to mimic human laughter. Kristina Shafer of Battle Creek posted video of Archer, her four-year-old fox, who lets out a hearty guffaw when her ...

Posts to Reddit and Twitter found by Buzzfeed tell of instances where the Amazon Echo Dot, Echo, and other Echo hardware emits a laugh. While Alexa does have a laughing sound available by request, the ...