laraine wrote:
>
> On Dec 13, 7:18 am, ibshambat2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- The age-long animosity between cat and mouse
> > could be a thing of the past with genetically modified "fearless" mice
> > that Japanese scientists say shed light on mammal behavior.
> >
> > Using genetic engineering, scientists at Tokyo University say they
> > have successfully switched off the rodents' instinct to cower at the
> > smell or presence of cats -- showing that fear is genetically
> > hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed.
>
> But I thought mice were _supposed_ to fear cats,
> so that they could run away and not be eaten(?)
> Are these special cats?
>
> C.
ROFL.
You have never seen a Vole take on a cat before, what a sight.
Suckers stand on their back legs, scream, wave back and forth, and jump
at the cat, usually at their face trying to blind them.
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