Source- Dogs (and some cats) instinctively chase these bright-red dots simply because the dots move, said Nicholas Dodman, a professor of animal behavior at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Movement automatically stimulates their innate prey drive, which explains why lower-on-the-food-chain animals such as rodents and rabbits often freeze in place as a survival strategy. Although dogs aren’t so discerning when it comes to color, their eyes contain a high preponderance of light-sensitive cells called rods for top-notch motion detection.

Wow guys, you hear that? I would never have known that unless Professor Dodman from Tufts told me. Dogs chase laser pointers because the dots move. Like, there is no way I would have been able to figure that one out unless I studied at Tufts. If I went to Tufts I would be so happy that my tuition dollars were going towards research to find out why dogs chase laser beams over medical research to cure cancer and HIV. So critical.

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