
Researchers Created a Potion That Turns Loud Lions into Placid Pussycats
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The Greatest Thing About Watching Lions
Craig packer, director of the lion centre at the university of minnesota. He's been traveling to the serangetty since the 19 seventies to study the social behavior of these big cats. They call oxytosen the love harmon, but that sounds like love potion number nine. The researchers then assessed oxitosens effects in several different behavior situations. First was seeing whether the hormon would make a lion less territorial when it comes to a desirable toy or a snack. But if you're a testasteron fueled grumpy gus, it could render you almost delightfully demure.
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