Why a whiff of cats or rats is scary (if you're a mouse, that is)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
If you were a mouse, a mere whiff of a cat, rat or snake would be enough to send you into a fearful state. Your stress hormone levels would go up and you'd begin to take extra precautions, hugging the ground as you carefully investigated your surroundings.