[Agriculture and Horticulture ] Interesting article

[Tran, Lorraine I]

From

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article549532.ece


Clever boy! Sheep recognise faces. They self-medicate. They're clever,
dammit... 


By Roger Dobson 


Published: 21 May 2006 


Sheep are not so dumb after all. New research shows that they
self-medicate when they are ill. They can also identify and remember
faces, both human and ovine, distinguish between happy and depressed
expressions, and tell one sheep's bleating from another. 

Scientists have discovered that sick sheep can accurately self-medicate
for stomach problems. When sheep were given food than made them unwell,
they were able to select and eat the right cures for constipation and
heartburn. "People learn to take aspirin for headaches and antacids for
stomach aches... Is it also possible that herbivores write their own
prescriptions?" ask the researchers.

Article Length: 604 words (approx.) 

Sheep are not so dumb after all. New research shows that they
self-medicate when they are ill. They can also identify and remember
faces, both human and ovine, distinguish between happy and depressed
expressions, and tell one sheep's bleating from another. 

Scientists have discovered that sick sheep can accurately self-medicate
for stomach problems. When sheep were given food than made them unwell,
they were able to select and eat the right cures for constipation and
heartburn. "People learn to take aspirin for headaches and antacids for
stomach aches... Is it also possible that herbivores write their own
prescriptions?" ask the researchers.

Article Length: 604 words (approx.) 

 

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