Dogs know when we’re happy
Apparently, dogs are the only animals who can interpret human emotion from our faces, according to a recent study by the University of Lincoln.
Turns out, dogs and people both have a “left gaze bias.” When we encounter a face, our eyes tend to look left, so we’re looking at the right side of the person’s face. Why? Researchers think it’s because the right side of a person’s face is better at showing emotion. Dogs and people don’t exhibit this “left gaze” bias” when we look at inanimate objects or animal faces.
Researchers also discovered an interesting element fo the “left gaze bias.” When people see an upside down face, we lose our biased altogether. But dogs still look left.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
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