Behavioural responses of Konik Polski horses to natural, familiar sound of thunderstorm, and unfamiliar similar-sounding sounds of volcanic eruption and sea storms

Table 1 Average distances (m) between the horses and the selected points of the paddock during three the study (means ± SD)

Phase	Volcano (Volcanic eruption sound)	Thunder (Thunderclap sound)	Sea storm (The sound of roaring waves and the wind during a sea storm)
The distance between the horses and the central point of the paddock
Before	12.81 ± 7.72 a	12.82 ± 7.69 a	12.94 ± 7.81 a
During	23.92 ± 4.11 b	23.92 ± 4.11 b	24.44 ± 3.53 b
After	27.77 ± 7.08 b	26.72 ± 4.12 b	27.61 ± 4.18 b
The distance between the horses and the exit from the paddock
Before	39.92 ± 5.53 a	39.83 ± 5.58 a	37.54 ± 6.92 a
During	6.94 ± 3.97 b	7.91 ± 3.92 b	7.55 ± 2.34 b
After	2.45 ± 0.44 c	3.45 ± 0.23 c	3.12 ± 0.66 c

Phases: Before - before the sound signal reproduction, During - during the sound signal reproduction, After - after the sound signal reproduction. The mean values denoted by different letters (a, b, c: between the phases) differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05. No significant differences depending on the sound type were noted

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