Goats can tell the difference between a happy-sounding human voice and an angry-sounding one, according to research co-led by Professor Alan McElligott, an expert in animal behavior and welfare at ...

Alan McElligott poses with a smile and a friendly goat. The next time you encounter a goat, be sure to smile at it. We all know dogs are good at reading our moods, but it turns out goats may have a ...

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Goats can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people, according to a new study led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London. The study, which ...

Goats either prefer humans that sport a grin or make an effort to avoid those with a grimace, a new study shows. Judy van der Velden/Flickr You may not be able to tell when they’re busy chomping down ...

Hip hip hooray! That's what we can imagine this little guy saying as he hopped and bounded around the barn. The baby goat had so many people online completely charmed with his happy hops. He was ...

Don’t get bleat — we mean bleak — around a goat. Goats, just like dogs, prefer smiling friends over scowling jerks, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK borrowed goats from a local ...

Goats can tell the difference between a happy-sounding human voice and an angry-sounding one, according to researchers. A new study reveals that goats may have developed a sensitivity to our vocal ...

If you want to make friends with a goat, then stitch on a smile, turn that frown upside down ... and keep to their right. Scientists have known that various animals traditionally used as pets or close ...

Alan McElligott, an animal behavior researcher at the University of Roehampton in the UK, continues to be impressed by goats. Since he started studying the charismatic ungulates a decade ago, he’s ...