Sumary
A research study has found that horses are able to recognize humans emotions on their faces (looking at humans or looking at photos as well) and act in consequence. The investigators knew that angry humans made horses hearts to beat faster, so they analized how every horse acted when he was looking at a picture of an angry human. Another thing investigators found is that horses react differently if they see a picture with the right eye or with le left one; when they were looking with their left eye horses felt more angry, and that's because the feeling will affect the side of the brain that controls fear.
(The study was made with domestic horses).
Opinion
I had been told about the special relationship between horses and humans, and this ability of the horses doesn't surprise me. Experienced horse riders say that because of this ability that horses have to read human emotions it's important to control their own emotions, and some say that when they are feeling bad horses tend to make them feel better. I'm not an expert on horses, but my opinion (totally subjective and with no arguments) is that we tend to understimate animals' intelligence.
Vocabulary
Novel (new, different)
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