Scientists have no problem using the word “play” to describe dogs who fetch sticks or cats batting around yarn. But with sharks, it’s a whole other ballgame.
A new study in the journal Applied Animal Behavioral Science describes sharks interacting with human toys in a way that resembles play, though the word “play” does not appear in the paper.
Video footage from the study shows sharks swimming through hoops, picking them up with their nose, and flicking the toys with their tails, and ******* ping or biting them. Like they do in the wild, they would also rush towards one toy and then abruptl