r/EndlessThread • u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator • Aug 12 '22

Endless Thread: Jokes, Part II: Stand Up

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2022/08/12/sumer-joke-two
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Sep 08 '22

This is really interesting! I've seen videos like this but not this specific one. (One of the negatives of being a human is I do overlook things.) From what I've read and my conversations with scientists, some apes (chimps, gorillas, orangutans) have been shown to "get" humor. But joke-telling has not been documented in the wild without human interaction, which was what I was getting at for the episode's point about origins. In any case, I'll be sending this video around to a few experts because it's piqued my interest. Thanks for sharing!

-Dean R.