We all know people who find it hilarious to poke and prod, pinch and tickle, all in the name of fun. But are humans the only ones who like to tease each other? Or are other animals performing? Ian Sample talks to Prof Erica Cartmill about her work on monkeys and teasing and asks, given how annoying teasing is, why do monkeys, and humans, do it?
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