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Cows are divided into optimists and pessimists

12.02.2018

Canadian zoologists have come to the conclusion that among cows, as well as among people, there are both optimists and pessimists. According to scientists, the fact of knowing about the individual characteristics of animals is important in order to provide them with the best possible care.

Some animals, the authors of the study note, behave differently from each other in different stressful situations. Scientists believe that in this case, the characteristic individual characteristics of each are taken into account. Experiments show that among pigs and dogs (as well as the aforementioned cows) one can meet pessimists and optimists. The former, as a rule, express constant distrust for any reason, while the latter, on the contrary, are as inquisitive as possible.

The authors of the new work decided to establish how the corresponding patterns manifest themselves in cows, if they really exist, then with what character traits they should be associated.
In order to find optimists and pessimists among cows, scientists conducted an experiment involving 22 calves. Initially, each animal was placed in a special corral, in the wall of which there were five windows located on the same line. In the left hole there was a bottle of milk, and in the right hole there was an empty container and a device that sharply released air and scared away the calves.

All animals behaved differently, but their behavior remained unchanged for three weeks from the start of the experiment, which prompted scientists to think that pessimism is a strictly individual trait, and not the result of temporary moods or emotions.

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