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		neonate on Aug 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do the children pretend play? [pdf] Are you talking about playing or pretend playing? The latter is more specific.

crooked-v on Aug 21, 2021 [–]

The article makes the argument that that sort of play is an analogue of pretend play, since it's using real hunting behavior but with the animal clearly understanding they're not actually going for the kill.

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