Table 1.
List of studies that have tested animals’ discrimination of different human voices.
| Reference | Species | Method | Comparison | Stimulus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adachi et al. (2007) | Dogs | Face-voice matching | FvU | Animal’s name |
| Sliwa et al. (2011) | Rhesus macaques | Face-voice matching | FvF | Six standardized phrases (e.g., “bonjour tout le monde”, “voila”) |
| Lampe and Andre (2012) | Horses | Live person-voice matching | FvU | Standardized phrase “Hey, [animal’s name], what are you doing there? Are you having a good day today? We have many riding lessons this week don’t we? The semester has started at JMU. You be a good boy/girl today!” |
| Proops and McComb (2012) | Horses | Live person-voice matching | FvU FvF |
Animal’s name |
| Wascher et al. (2012) | Crows | Playback | FvU | “Hey” |
| Saito and Shinozuka (2013) | Cats | Habituation–dishabituation | FvU | Animal’s name |
| Ratcliffe et al. (2014) | Dogs | Live person-voice matching | Male vs. female | Four standardized phrases “Hey!”, “Come on then”, “Good dog!”, “What’s this?” |
| McComb et al. (2014) | Elephants | Playback | Male vs. female Man vs. boy Masaai vs. Kamba |
standardized sentence “Look, look over there, a group of elephants is coming” |
*Note: FvU, familiar versus unfamiliar voice, FvF, familiar versus familiar voice.