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Sheep Can Recognize Obama's Face, New Study Shows
November 08, 2017 04:44 PM

A new study shows that sheep have the ability to recognize human faces from photographs on computer screens.

The Cambridge University study published Wednesday also shows that sheep can recognize the faces of their human handlers without any prior training.

It had been known that sheep can recognize familiar faces of other sheep and of humans.

The researchers say this study of the ability of sheep to recognize faces may be useful in research into Huntington's disease and other human brain disorders that affect mental processing.

Lead scientist Professor Jenny Morton says sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities comparable to those of humans and monkeys.

Among the faces they were trained to recognize were Barack Obama and Harry Potter actress Emma Watson.

The research was published in Royal Society: Open Science.


http://kstp.com/technology/sheep-can-rec...3155/?cat=12510

Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #2

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Reminds me of the story of the 3 shepherds who were discussing the different techniques they used in order to, ah, be "friendly" with the members of their flocks. The first said he wore oversized boots into which he stuck the rear legs of a female sheep, and, well, you can figure out the rest. The second stated he had designed a wooden halter which immobilized the sheep from the rear, and, well, you can figure out the rest. The third shepherd looked on quizzically and finally said, "Gee, guys, all I do is push them over onto their backs? After all, how are you going to kiss them"?

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