# The Genesis of Animal Play

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- Authors: [Gordon M. Burghardt](https://www.bookquiver.com/gordon-m-burghardt), [Brian Sutton-Smith](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-sutton-smith)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2006-08-11

## Description

In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution, the brain, behavioral organization,...

## Editions

### The Genesis of Animal Play

- Publisher: bradford_books
- ISBN: 978-02-6252-469-8
- Pages: 520
- Published: 2006-08-11
- Language: en_US