Animal Psychologists in Japan Create Traffic Safety Video… for Cats
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By Bryan Ke
Animal psychologists at Kyoto University have recently launched a public service video to educate cats about traffic safety.
The video was developed by Yellow Hat with the help of animal psychology students at Kyoto University’s Camp-Nyan animal psychology research team, as well as Professor Kazuo Fujita, a specialist in zoology and cognitive science, according to SoraNews24.
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It incorporates many moving elements that will capture the attention of cats watching the video. There are also audio components added in the public service video, including a “narrator” who only speaks in meow, background music with chirping birds, as well as sine wave sound patterns similar to the squeaking noise that rats or other rodents make.
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While the clip was originally created for cats, a subtitle has been included so that humans can also watch the traffic safety video.
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Not only is this educational for humans, but the video also helps us understand cat psychology better, like the warmth of the middle-of-the-road manhole covers that somehow seduce felines to sit atop them.
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It also teaches humans that cats often get excited to go hunting at twilight when the birds are returning to their nests. And lastly, it shows how car horns and high-beam headlights can startle the cats, often resulting in them becoming too frightened to jump out of the way.
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Images via YouTube / YellowHat channel
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