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So funny...
"Cats are genetically hard-wired through instinct to avoid snakes," Con Slobodchikoff, animal behaviorist and author of "Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals," said. "Cucumbers look enough like a snake to have the cat's instinctive fear of snakes kick in."
But don't go trying to prank your cat with cucumber-shaped objects just yet. Scaring cats can have long-term effects on their mental health.
"Anytime you scare an animal, you risk inflicting psychological damage, so that the animal will be afraid not only of cucumbers,” Slobchikoff said, “but also the surroundings in which the cucumber was presented to the animal.”
After like few decades people will start bragging about how much less microplastic their body has compared to others.Microplastics found in the meat, milk and blood of farm animals
Scientists in the Netherlands studying the spread of plastic waste have turned their eye to meat and dairy products, and discovered high rates of contamination in farm animals. The findings shed new light on the way microplastics move through the food chain, and add extra impetus to better…newatlas.com
World's smallest 8-kW generator rocks a deafening microturbine
Drone-maker Fusionflight has announced an 8-kW microturbine generator that weighs less than one-tenth of what an equivalent petrol generator would, and it's the size of a toolbox instead of needing its own wheels – if you can handle the epic noise levels.newatlas.com
The ecology of insects is also full of surprisesThe Animal Kingdom is amazing.
Is that a electricity generator for home use?
With the addition of an inverter, the ARC unit can be used to power your home - whether your home is completely off-grid or is experiencing a black-out.
Sure do, but I guess it's more of the older generation.Anyone know this about him?