I recently read an article in a well-to-do horse magazine, the subject of which was equine memory.
It stated that after some extensive scientific research horses have shown that their active memory is around 3 minutes at best and often shorter.
I wish my memory was that short! :)
Of course, such a report makes no sense to people who know their animal companions.
A few days ago I was hand-feeding our 3 year old bull, Jelly, a flake of grass hay. Actually three camels were there together, completely absorbed in the hay. After about 15 minutes Jelly did an abrupt back-step and headed directly to the grain ration trough to lick up the grain-dust still lying their. In one gesture of his actually quite extensive memory, Jelly Baba obliterated the findings of some "esteemed" scientists somewhere in Europe.
It's really amazing what nonsense we are fed by those who claim to "know".
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