Two animals in a boat look sideways instead of at the player when lured

When two animals sit in a boat, and get lured using the item they can be bred/tamed with, they do not at the player. Instead they will actively look with 90° away from the food. It kind of looks like they don't like the food.

What I expected to happen was...:
The animals would (attempt to) look at the player holding the food (as much as their looking range allows), even though they cannot reach the player as they are stuck in a boat.

What actually happened was...:
The animals look into the wrong direction. Potentially their entire model is rotated while their looking angle is not readjusted. If you move around, the animals seem to follow the player but with an added 90°. Their vertical rotation is correct as it goes up and down as you move vertically. It is clearly off.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Place a boat and use a lead to drag two animals into it. I tested with cows, pigs, and wolves, but it will probably happen to other quadrupeds (such as cats and sheep) too. With wolves it is especially visible as they also tilt their head to show that they like the food.
2. Show the animals a food item they can be bred with.
3. ❌ They look at the player with 90° offset.