Goats recognise and are attracted to happy humans, a study has found.
Much like us, they seem to be drawn to smiling faces. But don’t expect to make friends with a goat if you scowl at it.
Scientists showed 20 goats unfamiliar photos of the same human face looking happy or angry.
The research, conducted at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Kent, demonstrated that the goats preferred to interact with the smiling face.
Released from a distance of four metres (13ft) they generally made straight for the happy image, exploring it curiously with their snouts.
This suggested that goats use the left hemisphere of their brains to process positive emotion, said the team from Queen Mary, University of London.
http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/sc...happy-1418729/
Much like us, they seem to be drawn to smiling faces. But don’t expect to make friends with a goat if you scowl at it.
Scientists showed 20 goats unfamiliar photos of the same human face looking happy or angry.
The research, conducted at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Kent, demonstrated that the goats preferred to interact with the smiling face.
Released from a distance of four metres (13ft) they generally made straight for the happy image, exploring it curiously with their snouts.
This suggested that goats use the left hemisphere of their brains to process positive emotion, said the team from Queen Mary, University of London.
http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/sc...happy-1418729/
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