As hard as it is anywhere in the world, look and see, there are a lot of cool and fun video clips on the internet, featuring sophisticated and snowy animals.
The fresh, lush snow does not leave indifferent representatives of any animal species. We also like to enjoy the snow and admire the numerous animals in it. Where's the secret? What is the reason why animals like to play on the snow? The answer is quite simple: for the same as us. And if seriously, the scientists have something like the answer: our love for the snow is very closely related to our need to play.
Need to play
"The more we observe the different species of animals, the more we understand that many animals adore the games," said Con Slobodchikoff, a behavioral scientist from the University of North Arizona.
Slobodchikoff devotes a lot of attention to research on dog breeding behavior in his research. "In the afternoons, they appear and begin to flee under the snow in the wind, they use strains until they fall. They play wrestling with each other and sit on the back, climbing the hills, "- said the scientist.
Although scientists are not yet fully sure about it, it seems that all animals, from humans to reptiles, have a certain instinct to play, which almost equals the need for sleep, said Vint Verga, a animal behavior scientist who published a book on animal psychology.
"Like children, when grown up by animals, the games become one of the ways that gives them the opportunity to mimic the behavior of adults," Verga said.
Studies have shown that playing animals increases the likelihood of survival and reproduction. Animals that are not allowed to play in a mild mood are more aggressive and less aggressive. Here, perhaps, it would be useful to think about those who forbid their breasts, crawls and other expressions for their pets.
Snow creates an innovation
"It may be that fresh snow and its new, luscious texture are precisely the factor that stimulates the animals to use their full creativity and plunge into the game," Verga said. He remembered one experience with a snow leopard that was housed in a zoo in a fence that reminded him of his natural living environment, but he was not at all inclined to explore it. But on snowy days he began to enjoy his new home."
According to researchers, snow is characterized not only by the quality of the frost, but also by its enhancing and energizing properties, which is why it is so enjoyable on the skin or on the fur, so the animals enjoy it and enjoy it.
For example, the Slobodchikoff pet, the simplest bottle, meant snow enabled the testing of new games. "He fled into the field, and I tossed it on the skates, and he enjoyed catching them and looking for them with pleasure and pretending to be very lost that they" were gone "somewhere.
Such playful activities are most enjoyable when snow blows unexpectedly and it becomes a big surprise to the animal.
Snow is like a new toy
Verga claims that animals with fresh snow can support a certain toy for their games, which promotes animal imagination.
Are there animals that do not like playing on the snow?
Verga and Slobodchikoff have long been considering finding animals that do not enjoy the freshly snooked entertainment, because the need for games seems to be close to all animal species. "Considering all the species of animals we have watched, virtually all of them love games," said Slobodchikoff. "We know that fish love to play and it may seem that even beetles like to play, but we do not yet know it," scientists said.
