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Animals: Drugs, Sex and Fun! 2025 Directed by Thierry Berrod Des plaisirs pas si bêtes

It was long believed that animals only played to learn, only mated to reproduce and only took drugs by accident. But sometimes, they just do it for fun! Research has revealed that animals seek for pleasure just like humans do, and that there are many ways in which they enjoy themselves. Did you know that rats loved to play hide-and-seek? That primates played erotic games to ease tensions within their groups? Or that reindeers were quite fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms? Scientists show that this quest for pleasure – as wild as it can get – might even be a key of evolution and biodiversity! Combining the testimonies of international ethologists, scientific archives and sequences showing the animals in their natural habitats, this unusual documentary reveals the complexity of animal pleasure.

Country France
Production Countries France , Poland , Spain , Switzerland
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French
Release Date 1 January 2025
53 mins
Cast
Hervé Audouy Self - Narrator (voice)
Sergio Pellis Self - Interviewee
Samadi Galpayage Self - Interviewee
Gordon Burghardt Self - Interviewee
François Sarano Self - Interviewee
Jean-Baptiste Leca Self - Interviewee
Noëlle Gunst Self - Interviewee
Thierry Lodé Self - Interviewee
Christian Gondon Self - Additional Voice (voice)
Emmanuelle Mesnard Self - Additional Voice (voice)