"Joy refers to rather different things in different contexts. To some, it's a long-lasting, transcendent state that frames many aspects of life. This is the definition the late primatologist Frans de Waal favored, and it's sometimes associated with a sense of spiritual fulfillment. But there's another notion of joy in which it's a fast rush of positive emotion that comes when something good happens, often (but not always) when one wasn't expecting it."
"For instance, a surfer's joy in the woo-hoo moment of catching that perfect wave, the sudden rush of feeling when a loved one appears, or when you learn that you got the job, the award, or won the lottery. Joy in this sense is a rapid-onset state that is sustained for a few seconds or minutes at most (although it may resurge sporadically after the initial event that caused it)."
Joy appears in both brief, intense rushes and longer, transcendent forms across diverse animal species. Brief joy is a rapid-onset positive emotion triggered by unexpected good events and typically lasts seconds to minutes, though it can resurge later. Transcendent joy can be long-lasting and shape many aspects of life, sometimes linked to spiritual fulfillment. Many animals, including parrots, dolphins, and great apes, express joyful behaviors in varied contexts. Ongoing research seeks to map the biodiversity of joy and understand its evolutionary role and adaptive significance across species.
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