Behavior and Perception Flashcards
what are the 3 primary hearing functions in horses?
detect sound, determine location, what is the sound?
do stallions or mares hear better?
stallions
range of detected hearing in horses
55 Hz to 33.5 kHz
horses ears can move ______ using _____ muscles?
180 degrees, 10 muscles
what else can a horse’s ears tell us?
mood, what they’re paying attention to
T/F; horses have the largest eye of any land mammal?
true
horses eyes are ______ positioned to see ____ degrees?
laterally to see 350 degrees
degree of binocular and monocular vision
65 bi
285 mono
what is the visual streak???
where they see best
a horse has ____/___ vision?
20/30
what is the built in sunglasses in the horses eye?
corpora nigra
horses naturally see what colors?
blue and green
horses see better in cloudy or bright lighting?
cloudy
T/F; people see better at night than horses?
false
what is contactual/reactive behavior?
shelter, communication, vocalization
what behavior signifies dominance, submission, and herd status using escape patterns, postures, etc?
agonistic
how are dominance hierarchies established?
aggression with threats like ear pinning, biting threats and kicking threats
horses have what type of hierarchy?
linear
what are some submissive behaviors?
teeth clacking, moving away
behavior of giving care or attention, mutual grooming?
epimeletic
behavior of signaling for care or attention, initiating the grooming?
et-epimeletic
inspection of the environment using senses and movement?
investigative behavior
to see far objects horses ______ their head?
raise
horses urinate every ____ hours and defecate?
urinate: 4-6 hours
defecate: 2-3 hours
