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Flying cats?

• agumonkey 4y ago
  this https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cats+cucumbers https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cats+cucumbers
• atoav 4y ago
  Some cats jump ("fly") away scared when they see a cucumber as if something deep in the reptilian part of their brain is reminded of some threat.
  • remarkEon 4y ago
    Not really related to the biohazard subject, but has anyone figured out why cats do this? Or even posited a theory? It was a source of amusement on vine way back when that was a thing but I’ve never really seen an explanation for the phenomenon.
    • DoktorDelta 4y ago
      I've seen some quotes from animal behaviorists that it's likely related to a hard-wired fear of snakes in the feline brain. Cucumbers have the vague shape and color of certain types of snakes, which can trigger a sudden, violent reaction.
  • CalRobert 4y ago
    My cat absolutely flipped out at seeing a wrench on his chair a few days ago...
    • spacephysics 4y ago
      Snakes. Humans have a similar adaptation, our lower periphery is tuned for it, as well as our reflexes override our conscious choice when, say, a snake goes for your face behind glass
      • agumonkey 4y ago
        I think so too, I even think that the 's' sound is also linked to snakes and slowly creeping dangers in many cultures.
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