Pet-directed speech improves horses’ attention toward humans

Abstract In a recent experiment, we showed that horses are sensitive to pet-directed speech (PDS), a kind of speech used to talk to companion animals that is characterized by high pitch and wide pitch variations. When talked to in PDS rather than adult-directed speech (ADS), horses reacted more favo...

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Main Authors: Plotine Jardat, Ludovic Calandreau, Vitor Ferreira, Chloé Gouyet, Céline Parias, Fabrice Reigner, Léa Lansade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08109-z