Humans have always been creatures of instinct, constantly attuned to the dangers lurking around them. But in today’s world, where encounters with wildlife are becoming increasingly rare, our fears of ...

Smell - also known as olfaction - is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate, and horses are no exception. The ...

In the African savanna, lions are at the top of the food chain. Hunting in groups with their sharp claws and excellent vision, lions are considered the top land predator. Both herbivores and ...

A recent French study seems to verify what many old-time horsemen have long believed: that horses can smell fear in humans, ...

Horses detect human fear through smell alone and exhibit fearful behavior through emotional contagion mechanism.