Mice differed substantially in the propensity to play during juvenility.
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Differences in playfulness coincided with behavioural differences in later life.
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A high level of playfulness predicted an anxious and less explorative phenotype.
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Playfulness did not coincide with later spontaneous behaviour in the home cage.
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Findings may indicate the emergence of individuality in mice.
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