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Table 2 Time of walking, trotting and galloping (s) in response to the tested signals (means ± SD)

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

Phase

Volcano (Volcanic eruption sound)

Thunder (Thunderclap sound)

Sea storm (The sound of roaring waves and the wind during a sea storm)

Walk

 Before

37.00 ± 14.18 ax

30.71 ± 17.28 ax

56.00 ± 17.20 ay

 During

3.20 ± 13.79 bx

5.61 ± 2.84 bx

2.81 ± 3.88 bx

 After

7.12 ± 4.84 bx

11.85 ± 3.61 cy

2.45 ± 2.27 bz

Trot

 Before

11.02 ± 5.16 ax

32.31 ± 16.87 ay

48.70 ± 12.07 az

 During

62.64 ± 11.07 bx

72.20 ± 11.48 bxy

81.22 ± 11.98 by

 After

31.91 ± 11,52 cx

45.00 ± 13.58 ay

37.71 ± 14.95 axy

Canter

 Before

8.52 ± 5.47 ax

6.62 ± 2.84 ax

9.90 ± 6.46 ax

 During

19.23 ± 8.07 bx

10.82 ± 4.23 by

13.81 ± 6.32 bxy

 After

4.73 ± 1.82 cx

2.63 ± 1.81 cx

9.12 ± 5.94 ay

  1. 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; x, y, z: between the test sounds) differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05