我朋友家的猫,它叫小白,超级敏感的那个小家伙。有一次,我去了他们家,那时候天已经很晚了,他们都睡觉了,我就无聊得要命,想找点乐子。我随便翻了翻他们的储物柜,啊,发现了宝库里的小秘密——一根黄瓜!
我有点搞笑了,心想这玩意儿对猫能有啥影响?我就这样轻轻地在小白面前挥了挥黄瓜,哎呀妈呀,你猜怎么着?这猫瞬间两个耳朵都竖起来了,着了魔似的,脖子跟着黄瓜大幅度扭动,生怕我把它吊起来了一样。
然后,我突然想起了小时候的一个故事。邻居家的小猫,也特别爱玩,我哥哥那时候也就10多岁,拿一根黄瓜逗它乐,结果那小猫吓得撒腿就跑,跑得还挺远嘞。想想也是,猫这种动物,天生对突如其来的动静特别敏感,可能这根黄瓜在它们眼里就像突然从天而降的“飞行物”。
说实话,有时候我也会嘲笑猫的这种反应,但是,冷静下来想想,它们的世界远比我们复杂,我们人类可能觉得好笑的事情,在它们看来,可能就是生死攸关的大事了。我不敢再拿黄瓜逗小白了,我怕把它的神经吓坏了。
还有一次,我看到网上有人说,猫害怕黄瓜是因为它们的视网膜接收到的东西和人不同,所以我们看到的黄瓜 headline 就那么大,对猫来说,可能就相当于++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>增强现实版本,那东西得有多大啊,怪不得小猫会怕。
唉,我闺蜜说,她家猫也是这样,那黄瓜就像个逗猫棒,效果简直了得。本来在家里安安静静的,一拿黄瓜出来,那猫就开始各种“表演”,活像个小戏精。
我觉得,这也说明了猫的性格好动,好奇心强,对任何新事物都充满好奇。就像小孩子见到新奇玩意儿,第一个反应可能就是用手去摸摸,或者用脚踢踢,猫也是一样的道理。所以说,为什么猫怕黄瓜,可能就是它觉得这个新玩意儿太奇怪了,有点吓人。
哎,写了这么多,我突然又想回到猫咪的世界了。小白总觉得我身上有奇怪的味道,每次我在它面前挥挥手,它都会警惕地喵喵叫,好像在说:“你这个奇怪的人类,快意思意思,别跟着我了。”真是萌萌哒。