Researchers Discover What Makes Mice Freeze or Flee (IMAGE)

University College London

Researchers Discover What Makes Mice Freeze or Flee

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New UCL research shows that mice are likely to freeze at the sight of small slow-moving shapes and flee from fast approaching ones. This is thought to represent reactions to predators cruising overhead or swooping in.

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Sam Solomon, UCL

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