Upon noticing the simulated bird of prey, these terrified bespectacled rodents ran faster on the treadmill used during the tests or froze, both of which are real common responses to overhead threats.
I’m imagining scientists putting this on a mouse and then being like “Ha, he shit himself, he actually thought he was going to die! Now play him the Cats movie, that’ll really fuck with his head.”
Why would any mouse buy this? What a bad product it should simulate finding cheese.
Thrill seekers. Like humans watching horror movies.
I’m imagining scientists putting this on a mouse and then being like “Ha, he shit himself, he actually thought he was going to die! Now play him the Cats movie, that’ll really fuck with his head.”