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flag Horses can smell human fear and react with increased anxiety, a new study finds.

flag Horses can detect human fear through scent, a new study published in PLOS One reveals. flag When exposed to sweat from people who watched scary videos, horses showed increased fear responses—such as starting easily, avoiding people, and reacting strongly to sudden noises—compared to when exposed to sweat from joyful or neutral states. flag The findings indicate horses sense human emotional states via chemosignals, even without visual or auditory cues, highlighting the importance of emotional regulation in human-horse interactions.

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