People sneak up on their cats and put a cucumber behind them, so when they turn, they freak out. There's a bunch of videos on youtube.
I'm pretty sure it's because cucumber = snake at a quick glance. It seems cruel - I've seen the way a cat jumps when there's a snake around (a tiger snake broke into my house) and it's the same kind of vertical terrified jump.
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Date: 2017-10-04 12:13 am (UTC)I'm pretty sure it's because cucumber = snake at a quick glance. It seems cruel - I've seen the way a cat jumps when there's a snake around (a tiger snake broke into my house) and it's the same kind of vertical terrified jump.