Researchers have been studying the health benefits of pet ownership for a long time, but a new study proves that even watching animal videos and looking at pictures of animals have measurable health benefits.

Dr. Andrea Utley of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Leeds in the UK worked with a group of students and staff members experiencing stress to see how exposure to images of cute animals could impact their well-being.

A report on the study on the BBC’s website says that the researchers found the participants’ levels of anxiety, blood pressure, and heart rate were all reduced after 30 minutes of animal watching.

The changes were significant, with the subjects’ heart rates dropping an average of 6.5%, blood pressure falling from “a pre-high state of hypertension” to normal, and anxiety reduced between 35%–50%.

Animals used in the study included dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, lion and tiger cubs, alpacas, ducks, baby gorillas, monkeys, and quokkas (a small marsupial).

The results were so significant that videos will now be available to students before exams to reduce stress!