In today’s society, many people will choose to keep pets around them, especially cats. In the past few days, in many online videos of cat couples, we have seen some owners secretly put a cucumber behind their cat when the cat is eating or not looking, and then when the cat turns the phone, the cat will be scared away. Therefore, many people believe that cats are afraid of cucumbers. So why are cats afraid of cucumbers? Below let Xiaobian together with you to analyze it.

We all know that in nature there is a law “the fittest survive, the weak get rid of”. Cats and snakes are natural enemies in nature, snakes in nature is not very friendly, their attack is very strong, toxicity is very high, many animals have to give way to them. And cats are very fierce before they are trained. Therefore, when a cat and a snake fight, the cat’s mental state is in a state of high tension, ready to fight at any time.

So, what does this have to do with cats seeing cucumbers? Why did the cat react so violently to the sight of a cucumber? In fact, a big part of the problem is that cats have visual problems. We all know that the eyes of cats are different from the eyes of people, and there are not as many colors in the eyes of cats as there are people. Cats depend on the dilation and contraction of their pupils to control the intensity of light they receive. Cats can distinguish greens and yellows, and some blues by the intensity of the light. But most cats see things in black, white and gray. Because cats can make up very few colors, they have a big response to green and yellow colors. To cats, cucumbers are similar in color and shape to snakes and fear they will be attacked. Therefore, when cats see cucumbers, they are afraid and react very quickly.

A Canadian feline doctor once said, “Some cats are very fragile, if you suddenly give a cat some scare, the cat will leave some sequelae.” Just like we all get scared when we get scared. It’s, like, a cat’s instinct to protect itself. Therefore, we should not because of their own happiness, always take cucumbers to scare the cat. As a cat lover, you should give your cat an environment where it feels safe and comfortable, rather than being inhibited and afraid of getting space.