Tom and Jerry was right – mice are crafty and evasive

Behaviour dubbed by scientists as the 'deceptive dodge'
is common among mice and involves them hiding by an entrance
when being chased and ducking back out before their pursuer notices

In chapter seven of the How to Catch a Mouse manual, Tom is told to “be scientific” before once again being outwitted by his nemesis, Jerry.

Now, animal behaviour researchers have taken this advice and discovered that the whimsical adventures of the famous cartoon cat and mouse dyad are closer to reality than previously believed.

A study has found that, much like Jerry, real-life mice are naturally evasive and able to cannily escape capture. It is the first evidence of intentional tactical deception seen in mice, scientists believe.

By Joe Pinkstone.

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