"Squilinhos spertinhos"

Sara Goudarzi for National Geographic News

"To mask their odor from rattlesnakes, California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew on sloughed-off snake skin and smear it on their fur, according to a new study.

The act most likely persuades the predators that another snake, not a squirrel, is in the area. "

 

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"To our knowledge this is the first case where [this idea] has been tested systematically and shown to have an anti-predator function—protecting the squirrel from rattlesnake predation," said study lead author Barbara Clucas.

Squirrels Use "Snake Perfume" to Fool Predators

Não sei quanto à vocês... eu adorei a idéia! 

E como "predador" e mau-caráter em geral é o que não me falta por aqui e parece estar mais popular do que xuxu, vou começar a procurar pele de cascavel! Se calhar vou começar a pensar na industrialização do perfume...

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