Sniff Test: Horses Can Discriminate Between Scents Of Joy And Fear

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A horse's sense of smell is incredibly keen, often alerting them to any sign of danger before it can be seen. Researchers in France, led by Plotine Jardat, sought to determine whether horses could differentiate human emotion by smell, as well. To test the theory, the scientists created a habituation-discrimination test, which presents an odor […]

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