How very strange.
Co-author Dr Alan McElligott, from Queen Mary, University of London, and colleagues set up pairs of black-and-white photos about 1.3m apart on one wall in their test area. Then, a goat would be let loose to explore the set-up.
The researchers found that the goats strongly preferred the smiling faces, approaching the happy faces before acknowledging the angry photos. They also spent more time examining the smiling faces with their snouts. But the effect was only significant when the happy-faced photo was placed on the right-hand side. When the happy photos were placed on the left, the goats showed no significant preference either way.
The researchers think this is because the goats are using one side of their brain to process the information - something that's seen in other animals. It could either be that the left side of the brain processes positive emotions, or that the right side of the brain is involved in avoidance of angry faces.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45336330
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ReplyDeleteIt stems from goats playing too much Human Simulator. 😅
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