• Question: Are animals able to connect with people on an emotional level?

    Asked by anon-208946 to Tori, Titus, Stuart, Hannah, Gill, Alessandro on 7 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Gill Harrison

      Gill Harrison answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      I don’t know the answer to this, but I had a dog when I was younger and I really did think he picked up on how I was feeling. When I was feeling great, he’d definitely want to play, but other times, when I was maybe feeling a bit ill or tired, he’d just come and be gentle and have a fuss.

    • Photo: Hannah Dalgleish

      Hannah Dalgleish answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      Yes I think so, but maybe it depends on the animal. 🙂

    • Photo: Stuart Higgins

      Stuart Higgins answered on 8 Mar 2019:

      I don’t know a science answer to that question, but I think if you spend time with animals that feels like it is true. I once stroked a cat, but the cat got really annoyed when I stopped stroking it and scratched me. I prefer dogs now.

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