Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
2268Facial expressions (Visual animal communication systems)
BROADER CONCEPT
SCOPE NOTE
- Facial gestures play an important role in animal communication. Often a facial gesture is a signal of emotion. Dogs, for example, express anger through snarling and showing their teeth. In alarm their ears perk up, in fear the ears flatten while the dogs expose their teeth slightly and squint their eyes. Mogil studied the facial expressions of mice during increments of increasing pain; there were five recognizable facial expressions; orbital tightening, nose and cheek bulge, and changes in ear and whisker carriage.
SOURCE
- Gilliam 2011
- Smith 1972
CONTRIBUTOR
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
CREATOR
- Karasimos Athanasios (AA)
NOTATION
- 2268
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URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2268
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