Pygmy owl squeaks when tickled

29 December 2011 Last updated at 19:03 ET Help

Scientists are studying how animals respond to being tickled in a bid to find out how laughter evolved.

The team from the University of Portsmouth have turned to the internet to study how an array of animals, including the pygmy owl seen here, react to being tickled.

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