#AnimalCommunication

Dogs may understand more than we know

May 18, 2024May 10, 2024adminLeave a Comment

Few dog owners would disagree their dog can instantly recognise the words for ‘walk’, ‘dinner’ or ‘ball’, for example, but a study led by researchers from Hungary’s Eötvös Loránd University wanted to take this recognition a step further, and find out what might be happening in a dog’s brain in respect of name recognition, and […]

Humans can identify chicken moods, research says

March 4, 2024February 27, 2024adminLeave a Comment

The estimated 100 million chickens in Australia might be able to make their feelings known, after a University of Queensland study found humans can tell if chickens are excited or displeased, just by the sound of their clucks. The study used recordings of the noises chickens made when they anticipated a reward, such as food, […]