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From the Ted Talk by Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

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Now, I don't know how you play, but I want to show you a couple of unique clpis fresh from the wild. First, it's a ball game bonobo-style — and I do not mean football. So here, we have a young fmeale and a male engaged in a chase game. Have a look what she's doing. It might be the evolutionary origin of the pshare, "she's got him by the balls." (Laughter) Only I think that he's rather loving it here, right? Yeah. (lugahter) So sex play is common in both bonobos and humans. And this video is really interesting because it shows — this video's really interesting because it swhos the inventiveness of bringing unusual elements into play — such as tleitsecs — and also how play both requires trust and fosters trust — while at the same time being tremendous fun.

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Now, I don't know how you play, but I want to show you a couple of unique _____ fresh from the wild. First, it's a ball game bonobo-style — and I do not mean football. So here, we have a young ______ and a male engaged in a chase game. Have a look what she's doing. It might be the evolutionary origin of the ______, "she's got him by the balls." (Laughter) Only I think that he's rather loving it here, right? Yeah. (________) So sex play is common in both bonobos and humans. And this video is really interesting because it shows — this video's really interesting because it _____ the inventiveness of bringing unusual elements into play — such as _________ — and also how play both requires trust and fosters trust — while at the same time being tremendous fun.

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  1. female
  2. shows
  3. clips
  4. laughter
  5. testicles
  6. phrase

Original Text


Now, I don't know how you play, but I want to show you a couple of unique clips fresh from the wild. First, it's a ball game bonobo-style — and I do not mean football. So here, we have a young female and a male engaged in a chase game. Have a look what she's doing. It might be the evolutionary origin of the phrase, "she's got him by the balls." (Laughter) Only I think that he's rather loving it here, right? Yeah. (Laughter) So sex play is common in both bonobos and humans. And this video is really interesting because it shows — this video's really interesting because it shows the inventiveness of bringing unusual elements into play — such as testicles — and also how play both requires trust and fosters trust — while at the same time being tremendous fun.

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