{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Strange Country Ep. 283: Play Time","description":"Hey Dash Hounds, you clever playful listeners. Why do we play? Are we even allowed to play as adults without judgment. Not if Beth is around. In this episode, Kelly and Beth discuss the science of play\u2014specifically animal play. Of course we have watched our cats indulge in \u201cplayful\u201d ankle biting, but other animals also incorporate play in their daily lives. But why? Listen and find out. Thank you always for listening; it\u2019s an act of love. Theme music: Big White Lie by&amp;nbsp;A Cast of Thousands. Works cited, dude: Wikipedia, https:\/\/www.watchmojo.com\/articles\/top-5-freaky-facts-about-dolphin-sex\/dolphins-are-sexually-aggressive-and-violent. Accessed 9 June 2024. Gigliotti, Carol. The Creative Lives of Animals. NYU Press, 2022. \u201cInformation and stories about San Francisco coyotes: behavior &amp;amp; personality, coexistence &amp;amp; outreach, by Janet Kessler: Unveiling first-hand just how savvy, social, sentient and singular coyotes really are! | Page 3.\u201d Coyote Yipps, 10 November 2023, https:\/\/coyoteyipps.com\/page\/3\/. Accessed 9 June 2024. Norris, Courtney. \u201cGroup of orcas attack and sink vessels off Iberian Peninsula.\u201d PBS, 14 June 2023, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/group-of-orcas-attack-and-sink-vessels-off-iberian-peninsula. Accessed 9 June 2024. Smith, Ellie. \u201cWhy playing games is good for you.\u201d BBC, 3 February 2022, https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20220127-why-adults-should-embrace-their-playfulness. Accessed 9 June 2024. Toomey, David. Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself. Scribner, 2024. Accessed 9 June 2024. ","author_name":"Strange Country ","author_url":"http:\/\/strangecountry.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31722192\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/173254312"}