Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2016 2:55:55 GMT -7
Three ponies, Ponyo, Nemo and Thomas, were involved in the project.
A computer-controlled touch screen system was used to examine their visual recognition abilities, particularly around size and shape.
The trio were shown different shapes on the screen and when they tapped their muzzles on the “correct” answer, which had been previously chosen by researchers, they received a piece of carrot as a reward.
“In terms of shape discrimination, horses exhibited perceptual similarities among shapes with curvatures, vertical or horizontal lines and diagonal lines.
“Horses were able to make out a difference of 14% in circle size, but showed worse discrimination thresholds than chimpanzees and humans.”
Source: www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/study-equine-visual-perception-524608
A computer-controlled touch screen system was used to examine their visual recognition abilities, particularly around size and shape.
The trio were shown different shapes on the screen and when they tapped their muzzles on the “correct” answer, which had been previously chosen by researchers, they received a piece of carrot as a reward.
“In terms of shape discrimination, horses exhibited perceptual similarities among shapes with curvatures, vertical or horizontal lines and diagonal lines.
“Horses were able to make out a difference of 14% in circle size, but showed worse discrimination thresholds than chimpanzees and humans.”
Source: www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/study-equine-visual-perception-524608