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Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

26 April 2018

Horses can remember the expressions on people’s faces and use them to make judgements about whether people are nice or unpleasant
Sheep learn to recognise celebrity faces from different angles

Sheep learn to recognise celebrity faces from different angles

8 November 2017

The animals were as good as humans at recognising mugshots of the same celebs from different angles, showing sophisticated brain processing of imagery

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