The goats seem to understand what the grinning human face means.
Everyone loves a beautiful smile. Smiling signals joy and positivity, and the sight of a smirking face activates the mind to send reward signals that make us feel good.
Despite this, researchers at Queen Mary College London found that goats seem to understand what a smirking human face means.
Scientists have found that goats are able to correctly judge a person’s facial expression, as well as to understand the difference between a happy and unhappy face.
Scientists checked the goat shelter and each time they showed 2 photos of goats. One picture showed a pleased face, and the other an angry face.
The paintings were attached to the wall at a distance of 1.3 meters from each other in a small arena. Then the goats were allowed into the arena, and also given the opportunity to engage in paintings.
The goats have clearly chosen a smiling face; the goats most likely initially approached the smiling image, spent more time interacting with the smiling image, and also bonded with the smiling image more often.
This showed scientists that goats have the ability to analyze human expressions, which they prefer to associate with favorable people.
Surprisingly, the goats only preferred the smiling face when the image was placed on the right. When placed on the left, the goats were neutral in relation to both photos.
The researchers speculate that this is due to the mindset of methodical goats; Goats are believed to purify positive emotions in their left hemisphere and unfavorable emotions in their respective hemisphere.
Be that as it may, the study clearly demonstrated that goats are able to distinguish human facial expressions.
As it turns out, goats are smarter than we think and can understand how we feel.
The good news is that goats are so cute that they tend to bring a smile to the face in many transactions!
