No kidding: Goats prefer happy faces

Goats

shown happy and angry human faces prefer the happy ones, according to research published by a team of life scientists from Britain, Germany and Brazil.

The study, led by Dr Alan McElligott at London’s Queen Mary University, found the happy pictures led to greater interaction from the 20 goats that looked at the images.

Dogs, horses and pandas can also distinguish between different human facial expressions, similar studies have shown. (Reuters)