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   Dogs and Horses Mimic Each Other's Expressions During Play   
      
   By analyzing videos of dogs and horses playing together, researchers   
   are finding clues about what they call "a universal language of play."   
      
   (Inside Science) --- Many animals play. While play may not appear to   
   serve any immediate function, it likely evolved because it can help   
   animals rehearse key behaviors, relieve stress or build relationships,   
   according to Elisabetta Palagi, a sociobiologist at the University of   
   Pisa in Italy. Research on play between species may shed light on how   
   capable each species is of detecting and interpreting playful actions.   
   But up to now, most such work has focused on play between humans and   
   their pets.   
      
   In a new study, Palagi and her colleagues focused on play between dogs   
   and horses, both intelligent, domesticated social animals that can   
   recognize the facial expressions of humans and members of their own   
   species. After examining hundreds of dog-and-pony shows from YouTube,   
   they focused on 20 videos recording 20 different pairs of dogs and   
   horses freely playing without any human interference.   
      
   https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/dogs-and-horses-mi   
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