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Forget neighing! Horses talk with their EARS: Creatures use subtle body language to communicate
Daily Mail ^ | August 04 2014 | FIONA MACRAE

Posted on 08/05/2014 9:28:40 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey

Horse whisperers take note: If you want to better understand your equine friends, then study their ears. A study has revealed that just like humans, horses read each other’s faces. But, unlike us, they gain important information by specifically examining the ears. It seems that when a horse is interested in something, it pricks up its ears and swivels them towards whatever has caught its attention.

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To: MeshugeMikey

When Bammy’s teleprompter is hacked his ears flap as the words “In”, “Out”, “In”, “Out”, “In”, “Out” pass across the screen. Childhood experiences and sounds imprint deeply.


41 posted on 08/05/2014 11:54:44 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: EinNYC

Kinda missed the sarcasm, eh?


42 posted on 08/05/2014 12:03:00 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: MeshugeMikey

"The hell you say?!!


43 posted on 08/05/2014 12:09:44 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: MeshugeMikey

This is true in people, too. When a woman’s ears swivel forward, she wants to hit it with you. When her ears vibrate, she’s in an earthquake. When a woman’s ears lie down flat, she’s ready to kill you.


44 posted on 08/05/2014 12:45:04 PM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: IronJack

Nope. I saw it. Just wanted to clarify it. :)


45 posted on 08/05/2014 4:06:00 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Lazamataz

“when a woman’s ears lie down flat, she’s ready to kill you.”

I had a mother in law like that... years ago...


46 posted on 08/05/2014 4:46:02 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: GladesGuru

theres a challenge for some enterprising animator...


47 posted on 08/05/2014 4:47:20 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: SumProVita

Somebody has to spend out tax dollars dont they ??


48 posted on 08/05/2014 4:48:00 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: vetvetdoug

The form of thought formerly referred to as “common sense” ya mean.....


49 posted on 08/05/2014 4:49:17 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: SumProVita

and hold back all that mpney from “deserving” “researcher”?


50 posted on 08/05/2014 4:50:22 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: JayAr36

the burro aka jackass....although it may look like a horse....is indeed much more closely related to a democrack.


51 posted on 08/05/2014 4:51:31 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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