MUSIC AND ANIMALS
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music. Two groups of mice were chosen. When they were given a maze to run through they reached the end in about 10 minutes.
The one group was given classical music to listen to. They ate well and became sleek and fat. At the end of three weeks they worked out a maze in 1 minute thrity seconds.
The other control group had hard rock music piped into their cage. The experiment did not last long as they began to fight and eventually most of them were dead. They had killed or severely injured each other! They were not in any shape to try the maze!
Other experiments have been tried with mice and rabbits and voodoo music. It was played very softly so as not to intrude on their lives. After about three weeks it was found that they seemed to have forgotten the ‘know-how’ of caring for themselves and feeding. |