Study: Horses can read human emotions
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TOKYO --- A team of researchers has added a new dimension to horse sense --- according to a group including Hokkaido University Associate Prof. Ayaka Takimoto, horses are capable of perceiving human emotions through a combination of facial expressions and voiStudy: Horses can read human emotions
TOKYO --- A team of researchers has added a new dimension to horse sense --- according to a group including Hokkaido University Associate Prof. Ayaka Takimoto, horses are capable of perceiving human emotions through a combination of facial expressions and voice tones. The team said its experiment showed that a horse responds more quickly to a human voice when the speaker's tone does not match the facial expression that the horse sees. It was the first time that an animal other than dogs has been confirmed to have such a capability. The results of the research were published in the British online science journal Scientific Reportson Thursday. The...Keep on reading: Study: Horses can read human emotions Read more