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Some animals play with toys, some animals don’t. Which of
these animals do you think would enjoy playing with a toy ball?
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Just watch this video! Maybe you didn’t guess all of these
animals would like playing: horses, pigs, sheep, cows. But…
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If you thought a tortoise would play with a ball too… you’ll like
watching this! Too bad we can’t ask the tortoise if it’s having fun.
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This sea otter has a rock on its belly. It’s smashing food on the rock
to crack open the food. But that’s not all it does with rocks…
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Watch what this sea otter does with a rock! What do you notice?
Why do you think it’s doing this, other than for fun?
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It looks like it’s playing catch! Playing is a good way to practice
using its hands. Maybe now it will be better at using rocks to eat!
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Sea otters aren’t the only otters that play. This river otter seems to
be playing ”don’t drop the rock.” It practices so much that it’s a pro!
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Here’s a video taken in Russia. What is that bird doing? Watch
closely!
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A smart raven is using a lid like a toy sled! Scientists think that
playing with toys helps animals (and people) learn to use tools.
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This dog sleds too, kind of like the raven. Someone might have
trained the dog to do this. But we know no one trained the raven!
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Cockatoos are also very smart. They love toys they can destroy!
Think like an inventor: what toys would you make for them?
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Even paper can be made into toys for birds to destroy! Wild birds
play, so pet birds need to too, or the pet birds will get sad and sick.
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Watch as these goats jump on things as they play! Could playing
like this help the goats? (Hint: think about where goats live.)
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Mountain goats jump on tall rocks to get a better view—to look
out for danger. So to play, goats practice jumping on things!
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Even when goats aren’t in danger, they jump and play up high!
They’re using this metal like a toy--plus practicing their balance!
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