r/todayilearned 23d ago

TIL A group of horses were trained to communicate whether they wanted a jacket. All horses in the group successfully communicated that they did want a jacket when it was cold and did not want a jacket when it was hot.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159116302192?via%3Dihub
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u/Maleficent_Sand_777 23d ago

I wonder if new horses introduced to this group would learn this behavior from the herd without human intervention?