Saturday, September 09, 2006

Mice Hate Cheese


Caption: “No cheese please!” (Source: Sky News)

The popular legend is that mice like cheese, but this legend is false. According to a new scientific study, mice don't like cheese after all as they would reject something as strong in smell and rich in taste as cheese. They would rather have food with high sugar content such as chocolate or fruit.

I was quite surprised when I saw this news. Since I was a child, I have a strong belief, like millions of children, that the best way to catch a mouse is to entice it into a trap with a tasty chunk of cheese. I never doubt that. Now clearly the supposition of mice liking cheese is just a popular premise.

Well, I have no idea when and who started this myth. But for those who started this lie should have some sort of punishment as they'd created such a big lie!

News: Mice hate cheese, new study reveals

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