Loving friendship between horse and dog inspires millions on Instagram. Can animals even form friendships and if so, how exactly can we actually imagine the animal connection as a human being? The German Press Agency interviewed the behavioral biologist and author Karsten Brensing about this.
Science is now going beyond the pure benefits of a connection and is talking more about feelings that, just like in humans, are sometimes caused by the love hormone oxytocin. You can find even more exciting animal topics in the free newsletter from Landtiere.de, which you can subscribe to right here.