Some animals dislike men, how can they tell the difference?

Question

Can they detect male hormones or something?

Answer 1

Well, with horses, I've always thouught it was more of a posture, and theway men tend to hold themelves. Some horses don't seem to like men until you reaslive that they were beaten by somebody in a cowboy hat and if the hat comes off they are fine.

Women somtimes have less threatening mannerisms than men do, and animals pick up on those things.

Answer 2

I'll answer this question with another... If animals have such an acute sense of smell, why do they feel the need to ram their noses deep into your crutch, is it for enjoyment when they flatten a mans nuts or slobber over a womans best skirt, or are they sorting out who left their scent on who? I'm thankful it is mainly dogs doing this, imagine a horse stabbing your crutch with it's nose backed up with a ton of weight... (Shudder)

Answer 3

Its definately smell and voice pitch. Males have distinctively deeper voices than females and all humans have their own smell. Apparently, most mens natural smell is musky and females is more sweet(?)! Then there is the size aspect, most men are noticabley taller than women, maybe some animals feel threatened by the combination and therefore, don't like men.

And sometimes, who can blame them?!

Answer 4

Aren't we a sexist little Victorian.

Animals generally develop a dislike to one sex for one of two reasons:

An animal develops a deep bond with a human and comes to considers that human their mate, and tries to protect their territory from humans of the opposite sex.

An animal is mistreated by one sex of human and is protected by another.

Either of these situations can be created by either sex.

Now that the story is straight, Most animals have more sensitive senses of smell and hearing and can distinguish between sexes more easily than humans can.

Issues can be addressed more clearly, without playing the race and gender cards :-)

Answer 5

It's a combination of hormones and the voice. Animals respond better to higher pitched noises. The deep voice isn't comforting to them. Same with babies.

Answer 6

Same way we do; they look at size and body shape first, then depth of voice, then smell.
We make an instant decision based on looks.

Answer 7

Parrots and other birds can tell the difference by sight.

Dogs and cats and most other mammals can tell the difference by scent.

Answer 8

Yup

Answer 9

By smelling the private part.
A man just plain stanks down there.
A woman, either roses or fish.

Answer 10

By the smell, the way you talk and act