On the network, videos are gaining popularity, where the owners scare home cats with cucumbers. What is so terrible in cucumbers?
The reason for the fear of cucumbers
If you put any other vegetable or object instead of a cucumber, the reaction will be the same. The thing is that the animal simply did not expect to see a cucumber. The cat considers the place of eating as the safest. Here she is completely relaxed and calm. The appearance in the immediate vicinity of a long green foreign body is perceived as a threat, a signal for disaster. Cucumber resembles a snake, which means - the worst enemy, another predator.
Zoologists, analyzing this situation, came to the conclusion that this is a fright - a natural reaction. Cats are not used to cucumbers, in other words, vegetables do not often come into view. Therefore, the appearance of a cucumber at the time of eating, when the animal is relaxed, causes severe fright and standard reactions - jump, hiss and flight.
Interesting facts about cats:
- Cats have excellent hearing. Their ear turns 180 °.
- Wild cats live 3 times longer than domestic cats.
What threaten the cat with pranks with cucumbers?
Such jokes undermine the psychological health of cats. If you show a cucumber to your pet in a calm environment, and at the same time calmly explain what it is, the animal will not experience stress. On the contrary, the study of unfamiliar subjects favorably affects the psyche of a cat, but not under such “funny” circumstances.For example, put a pet on your lap, pet and show the cucumber.
Most likely, the cat will begin to sniff it, taste it. The unexpected "putting up" of a cucumber when the pet is focused on eating is cruel and inhuman. The desire to laugh at the fright of a cat is fraught with prolonged stress in the animal.
Russian cats are not afraid of cucumbers?
One famous newspaper published an article that Russian cats do not fear cucumbers. It would be flattering, of course, to believe that Russian pets are not afraid of unfamiliar objects, but this is not true. All cats, without exception, are cautious animals. They are used to being alert, to control the situation. This is especially true of food intake. The pet is having a rest at rest. The appearance of a long object unfamiliar in appearance next to a bowl can cause fright. But not necessarily.
Each cat has its own character. There are nervous and fearful pets, and there are courageous and resistant to stressful situations. The animal may well not be afraid of the appearance of a cucumber even under such circumstances, it all depends on its temperament. So the "nationality" of the cat has nothing to do with it.
Cats are not afraid of cucumbers, they are afraid of the circumstances of a meeting with them. If instead of cucumber, put zucchini, corn, the reaction will be similar. At the heart of fear are 2 circumstances:
- Surprise The animal, seeing an unfamiliar object, rushes about and panics;
- Instincts. The reaction of a cat is a classic manifestation of the instinct of self-preservation;
Fright greatly affects the health of the pet.So you do not need to “introduce” the pet to cucumbers, the cat will experience stress, and this can lead to the most serious consequences.
