I do believe so and agree with the researchers that ball rolling by bees fulfills the criteria of animal play that are applied to other animals—it's voluntary, spontaneous, and inherently rewarding.

While there are many records of wild animals playing with balls, retrieving one and returning it to a human is different. This behavior is taught and does not occur naturally.

Animals as simple as bees and as complex as you and me and have fun too! Animals as simple as bees and as complex as you and me… like to have fun. But what’s the point of fun? Do all animals ...

David Toomey's "Kingdom of Play" is a careful review where we meet bowing dogs, belly-flopping monkeys, mud-sliding elephants, dive-bombing crows, and other fun-loving creatures.

Rare footage of spectral bats, known also as great false vampire bats, revealed animals with a cuddly, social side.