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A veterinary nurse who sees a dog lip-licking during a rectal exam knows to stop immediately and change tactics. Misreading these signals is the primary cause of workplace bites and owner injuries.

Dr. Breea Gatto, a researcher at the University of Sydney, has spent five years decoding the “pain face” in rabbits and guinea pigs—species that evolved to hide weakness from predators. Her team identified subtle cues: a tension in the whiskers, a squaring of the cheeks, a particular angle of the ear. “A rabbit in pain doesn’t scream,” she says. “It freezes. And if you don’t know to look for the orbital tightening around the eye, you will miss it.” zooskool 8 dogs in one day extra quality