Cows can recognise familiar human faces, a new study has revealed.
This skill has already been demonstrated in several animal species, including dolphins, dogs, and great apes.
Now, researchers from INRAE in Nouzilly, France, have shown that cows also have this talent.
In their new study, the team played cows muted videos of familiar and unfamiliar faces, and measured how long the animals gazed at them.
The results revealed that cows stared longer at videos of unfamiliar people.
According to the researchers, this shows that cows can distinguish between a known and an unknown face.
‘The observed results support the view that cows can categorise human
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