How Calvin Klein's Obsession Is Helping Big Cat Conservation 48
StartsWithABang writes: It's no secret that cats of all sizes rub their mouths and faces on many surfaces they come in contact with, both to deposit and pick up scents. But a combination of ingredients in an unusual source — Calvin Klein's Obsession for men — seems to be irresistible to tigers, cheetahs, jaguars and more. The civetone and vanilla, in particular, not only drive captive animals wild, but have been used with great effectiveness in taking a census of and tracking jaguars in protected forests.
Obsession (Score:5, Funny)
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LOL! For the love of FSM, somebody mod this up.
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+1 self-writing joke.
You beat me to it fair and square.
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Perhaps just a "sly old dog"?
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I believe currently, the term is "creepy old guy" unless they have a network of over 8 figures.
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You mean their own class A network ... or maybe do you mean "net worth"?
"Network" here seems like it's out of place.
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stupid autocorrect. yeah, "net worth"
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BEWARE: Obsession: Attracts Cougars.
Is that Obsession, Tiger?
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"When I was a kid I got no respect. My old man took me to the zoo. He told me to go over to the leopard and play connect the dots. " - Rodney Dangerfield
Ha! (Score:5, Funny)
Sadly... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Sadly... (Score:4, Funny)
I was going to say that we should keep it quiet, and offer a free Obsession for Men bath and body kit to anyone going big-cat hunting. You know, to even the odds a bit.
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Cannot.... resist..... joke.... (Score:1)
Now I know where to apply the cologne to get face rubbing exactly where I want it....
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“Where should one use perfume?” a young woman asked. “Wherever one wants to be kissed.” -- Coco Chanel
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pro-tip: don't use the ones with alcohol carriers on certain sensitive areas ladies, I'm told it burns like hell
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"Now I know where to apply the cologne to get face rubbing exactly where I want it...."
Why does Guerlain Shalimar, which smells so great, taste so terrible? The French, of all people, should have been more cognizant of this.
Sex Panther! (Score:5, Insightful)
"60% of the time it works every time!"
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I'm guessing it's the bits of real panther that really do the trick.
Though now I'm curious how well it works on lady Bigfoots (Bigfeet? pretty sure it's not Bigfeets).
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A Civet is a small cat, not just a small mammal, and not typical prey for bigger cats - the attraction is more likely to be sexual than predatory.
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Misread as "How Calvin's Obsession Is Helping..." (Score:5, Insightful)
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Did the exact same thing. Was going to post the misread, but then thought, "Nah... NOBODY else would have done this. I clearly need to give up for today and head back to bed...."
The Ginko Biloba is -not- working well for me, but at least I'm not alone.
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Apparently, high end perfume may also help for the conservation of wolves.
This scent smearing ritual isn't limited to stinky odors. In her studies, Goodmann placed different odors in the wolf enclosures and found that wolves roll in sweet-smelling scents too. Besides rolling in ode-to-cat, elk, mouse, and hog, they also rolled in mint extract, Chanel No. 5, Halt! dog repellant, fish sandwich with tartar sauce, fly repellent, and Old Spice. So the scents aren't necessarily foul, nor are they ones that wolves necessarily like. Goodmann stated, "some of the Wolf Park wolves object when handlers put fly repellent on their ear tips but these same wolves often scent roll readily in fly repellents manufactured to be sprayed onto horses, provided the scents are sprayed on the ground and left for the wolves to discover."
[source] [drsophiayin.com]
Yes, fish sandwich with tartare sauce. I can confirm that my cat likes that odor too.
In fact, if it was a contest between high end perfume and a fishy smell, for my cat. I can guarantee that the fishy smell would win every time.
They should bundle it with ... (Score:2)
Strangely similar to (Score:1)
Oh lordy, It's like systemd. (Score:2)
That hipster twat's branching out from crap astronomy articles to crap articles about other things.