Categories
Links

Headline of the Day: ‘Goats prefer happy people’

That’s from Phys.org. The lede:

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.

And:

The study, which provides the first evidence of how goats read human emotional expressions, implies that the ability of animals to perceive human facial cues is not limited to those with a long history of domestication as companions, such as dogs and horses.

Intersting. And intuitive. Everyone/thing appreciates a good smile! ๐Ÿ™‚

Categories
India

New Delhi Snapshot: Goats in a Passenger Van

The things you see in New Delhi traffic. Never a dull moment ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ

Previous Delhi/goat-related goodness:

  • Delhi Snapshot: Goat Eating a Paratha (Sept. 2016)
  • Delhi Snapshot: Family of Four โ€” Plus a Goat โ€” on a Motorbike (June 2018)
  • Categories
    India

    Delhi Snapshot: Goat Eating a Paratha

    Came across this fellow here in Delhi yesterday. He (or she) was eating a paratha

    Given his/her interesting colouring, neck adornment, and hoof bling, I was wondering if it might be an auspicious goat, kept and fed by people nearby in the neighborhood. 

    So I asked some guys hanging out nearby. They kept repeating a word I didn’t understand. I thought it might be the creature’s name, or an adjective meaning something like “special.”

    Then I looked it up and it was “bakara,” เคฌเค•เคฐเคพ. Which means “goat.”  

    So there you go.