Never strikes mice
Friday, May 29, 2009
Ever wonder why cats are afraid of thunder? After all, you wouldn't expect lightning to strike such a diminutive animal.
As it turns out, it's in their genes! The earliest ancestor of all cats is also the earliest ancestor of the modern giraffe: the sabertooth giraffe. For thousands of years, this ferocious giant was not only the meanest, but also the tallest predator on the savanna. Needless to say, this was a considerable advantage for hunting, but when a storm came in, the sabertooth giraffe had little choice but to lay low.
Modern giraffes have lightning absorbing pouches of saltwater in their hooves, and can walk through thunderstorms with impunity, but cats inherited that older, more primitive defense mechanism known as cowardice.
As it turns out, it's in their genes! The earliest ancestor of all cats is also the earliest ancestor of the modern giraffe: the sabertooth giraffe. For thousands of years, this ferocious giant was not only the meanest, but also the tallest predator on the savanna. Needless to say, this was a considerable advantage for hunting, but when a storm came in, the sabertooth giraffe had little choice but to lay low.
Modern giraffes have lightning absorbing pouches of saltwater in their hooves, and can walk through thunderstorms with impunity, but cats inherited that older, more primitive defense mechanism known as cowardice.
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