Horses are sensitive to the facial expressions and attention of other horses and they communicate through their eyes and mobile ears, says new study.

The researchers' observations show that horses rely on the head orientation of their peers to locate food. However, that ability to read each other's interest level is disrupted when parts of the face-the eyes and ears-are covered up with masks. The ability to correctly judge attention also varied depending on the identity of the horse pictured, suggesting that individual facial features may be important.
The study was published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology.
Source-ANI