Observations reveal the horse's response time is notably fast, indicating its strong adaptation to perceived danger.
The horse has the fastest response time of any common domestic animal. This is logical considering the fact that flight - the instinct to sprint away from perceived danger - is the species' principal defensive behaviour, but it is also a bit surprising considering the size of the animal.
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Robert M. Miller (1999) studied this question.
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