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June 15, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Can animals be hypnotized?

    A. “Tonic immobility” is the term for this, where you rub the abdomen of a rabbit or hold a chicken on its back and cover its eyes for a minute, then it will lie still for some time, says Cornell animal behavior veterinarian Katherine Houpt. Or you can swing the chicken back and forth with its head beneath its wing.


     
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