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<p>Unique insights into the social lives of cattle revealed in a new study by scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) can enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and welfare. The study suggests that sex and social status influence social grooming (where one animal licks another, also known as allogrooming) among free-ranging feral cattle in Hong Kong.</p>
The moon is shrinking Scientists have estimated that the circumference of the satellite has decreased by around 45m over the past few hundred million years, putting attempts to construct a lunar base at risk. Researchers are convinced that the...
Goats can tell if humans are happy or angry based on their tone of voice.
If someone has got your goat, it’s likely that a goat will be able to tell, scientists have found.
<p>Goats can tell the difference between a happy-sounding human voice and an angry-sounding one, according to research co-led by Professor Alan McElligott, an expert in animal behaviour and welfare at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK).</p> <p>The study reveals that goats may have developed a sensitivity to our vocal cues over their long association with humans, according to the study published in <em>Animal Behaviour</em>.</p>