Behavioural synchronization is a social process that can be observed every day among
humans. In daily life, people tend to copy the behaviours of others, spontaneously and …

Highlights•Studies on collective decision making rarely look beyond group departure.•We
studied the specificity of predeparture periods in domestic horses.•Predeparture periods …

In collective movements, specific individuals may emerge as leaders. In this study on the
domestic horse (Equus ferus caballus), we conducted experiments to establish if an …

Little is known about the dominance and leadership behaviors in the social structure of
mules (Equus caballus× Equus asinus). Based on the frequency of threat and aggressive …

Behavioural synchronization does not occur all the time or between all interacting
individuals. Numerous studies have focused on the social modulation of behavioural …

The socioemotional lives of animals have been brought to light over the years by studies
seeking to address specific topics in animal emotion, cognition and behavior. Breakthrough …

Few studies have investigated group movements of domestic ungulates in farming
conditions where the groups are subjected to repeated composition changes across years …