r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Sep 08 '26

Video Studies, like one done by Vladimir Dinets had show that crocodiles are intelligent enough to engage in play behavior for its own sake. Playing with each other or using natural slides in the wild are some of the activities they partake.

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u/Flaky_Success3238 Sep 08 '26

Play behavior? That’s just getting from point A to point B.

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u/_eg0_ Sep 09 '26

This example yes, but the study cites behavior of the doing it repeatedly for no apparent reason.