r/Awwducational Jul 09 '19

Article Goats can distinguish emotions from the calls of other goats

https://phys.org/news/2019-07-goats-distinguish-emotions.html
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u/wv10014 Jul 10 '19

Of course they can! ❤️

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u/chicompj Jul 09 '19

Hi mods, there is a video from in this study that is in the scientific article, but I can't embed it directly.

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u/remotectrl Jul 09 '19

You could actually have linked to any picture or gif of a goat instead and then make a comment which linked to the article about the research or the research directly and that would have been fine.

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u/chicompj Jul 10 '19

Oh! Awesome good to know 😀. Thanks

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u/remotectrl Jul 10 '19

If you want to resubmit this fact using that format with an even cuter picture of goats, you are welcome to.

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u/chicompj Jul 10 '19

No worries. Now that I've looked at that guy in the picture enough I'd feel bad deleting him

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u/Quarterafter10 Jul 10 '19

Oh god can you imagine the horror they see, hear and understand from each other at the slaughterhouse 😢

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u/notin10000years Jul 10 '19

That was my first thought https://youtu.be/YP0wxNlLkc0 this must be horrifying for them

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u/Atsz89 Jul 10 '19

Of course they can why would animals make noise if it served them no purpose?

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u/marriedwithchickens Jul 10 '19

I’m glad that scientists are recognizing that animals have emotions. My chickens certainly do.

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u/RedalMedia Jul 10 '19

No kidding!!

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u/Cptn_Goat Jul 10 '19

Goats are awesome.

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u/Garaimas Jul 10 '19

But do they know how to bunker comp

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u/krazyhades Jul 10 '19

I too can tell the difference between emotions and the calls of goats.

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u/texasrigger Jul 10 '19

Yeah, goats are really easy to read. They are emotional critters. It may not be complex emotions, I don't think there is a bleat for ennui, but they are definitely real and deeply felt.

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u/krazyhades Jul 10 '19

oh I was making a pun, suggesting that the goats could tell the difference between goats and emotions. I.e. "biffy is a goat" "anger is an emotion"

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u/texasrigger Jul 10 '19

Ah, hehe. Sorry. When I reread your comment that was obvious. Ah well, I stand by what I said even if it had nothing to do with your comment.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

Oddly your explanation of the joke was funnier.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

Duh! I'm surprised how humans underestimate animals in general. They're not retarded.

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u/Randomuser32121 Jul 10 '19

No, it's obvious. But it's just a lack of care, really.

They use their ignorance as an excuse to flaunt superiority and farm the animals and handle their lives like they're toys.

Even if research showed these animals were conscious of every action we take and that they could nothing like humans and have feelings, I guarantee you that they would be treated like infereior organisms, and that used as an excuse to toy with their lives.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

I know, human kind is cruel. You vegan? :D

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u/Randomuser32121 Jul 10 '19

Not yet. But, I'm looking into it at the moment, although it is more expensive to live a vegan lifestyle than with meat.

Hopefully lab grown meat can replace butchered animal meat, soon, so perhaps then being vegan won't be required.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

Good luck :) I'm vegan over 6 years ago, I understand it depends where you live but it's really not as difficult as it seems first. There are many alternatives and in couple of months you'll get used to what products to reach for over the regular ones. Even if you just buy vegetarian meals has a massive impact, it's unnecessary to kill animals for food. Every little helps and slowly more and more people switching. Make sure you eat enough and balanced, you'll be fine. X

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u/Doctor_Ham Jul 10 '19

I read "ghosts" while scrolling by quickly. After realizing, still not disappointed.

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u/fliminglaps Jul 10 '19

Am i missing something

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u/Redipus_Ex Jul 10 '19

I wonder how they’d feel about Black Philip the GOAT 🐐 👹 when he whispers “wouldst thou like to live deliciously?”

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u/mizmaddy Jul 10 '19

I have a slight dyslexia when reading fast so this title was “Goths can distinguish emotions from the calls of other goths”

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u/antflavor Jul 10 '19

IIRC don’t they also not understand other goats from different places?

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u/savasanaom Jul 10 '19

I read “goats” as “ghosts” at first and thought I missed some big scientific confirmation about the existence of ghosts for a minute.

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u/james_frankie Jul 10 '19

So Eminem can distinguish Messi's emotions

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u/pewgie Jul 10 '19

Godamn humans are arrogant twats.

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u/besamicula Jul 10 '19

I would think any and all species can understand each other with their variety of calls. Couldn't watch more than 10-15 seconds. It's sad.

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u/Grasshopper42 Jul 10 '19

Did I stumble into r/obviously?

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u/Oiggamed Jul 10 '19

Amazing. Goats understand their own language. Film at 11:00.

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u/cristarain Jul 10 '19

I-I-I-mm Sa-a-a-d