"Sheep are able to recognise faces that differ by less than 5% so we thought perhaps they could recognise emotions which are much more subtle," Dr Kendrick said. "It turns out they can, both human, ...

Courtesy photo Colin and David Kennard with their border collies at Wellscroft Farm in Chesham. “Go back to the 1850s and ‘60s, the mainstay of agriculture in New England was sheep,” said David ...