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Things That Hypnotize Every Animal

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Animals are known for acting a little crazy sometimes. It’s why we love them, right? But what if I told you that you could instantly calm your cat down with a simple pinch in the right place? Or even that scary sharks can be made docile and harmless in mere seconds? Well, get ready to be amazed, because we’re about to check out some surprising things that hypnotize all kinds of animals!  



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0:00.0

One fat white for Bethan?

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And an Oakworthy for David?

0:05.0

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0:17.0

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0:26.9

Cat permit VAT for Reese.

0:30.0

Animals are known for acting a little crazy sometimes. It's why we love them, right?

0:35.0

But what if I told you that you could instantly calm your cat down with a simple pinch in the right place?

0:40.3

Or even that scary sharks can be made docile and harmless in mere seconds?

0:45.3

Well, get ready to be amazed because we're about to check out some surprising things that hypnotize all kinds of animals.

0:53.3

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. that hypnotize all kinds of animals.

1:09.0

Everyone's always asking why the chicken crossed the road, but how do you stop it from crossing the road in the first

1:11.6

place? Well, you draw a line in front of its beak, obviously. By holding a chicken down by the

1:18.3

head and drawing a straight line in front of it, you can get any chicken to completely freeze for

1:23.4

up to half an hour. It's not magic, researchers call the phenomenon tonic immobility, and it's apparently a fear

1:31.8

response to being restrained.

1:34.0

Essentially, when you grab a chicken like that, it innately senses that it's in danger.

1:39.5

So it seizes up and fakes its own death.

1:42.6

This sounds like a pretty terrible defense mechanism, but it actually makes sense.

1:48.7

If a predator thinks its prey is dead, it's more likely to relax its concentration, giving

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