They discovered that the pigs were more stressed when they heard the humming, while dogs were stressed by hearing the human crying. "Our study revealed a remarkable difference between dogs' and ...

More information: Fanni Lehoczki et al, Family pigs' and dogs' reactions to human emotional vocalizations: A citizen science study, Animal Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.05.011 ...

Human crying stresses out dogs more than pigs Researchers at ELTE Department of Ethology in Budapest compared how companion dogs and companion miniature pigs from all over the world reacted to ...