Mice and Cheese
Today I will talk about the relationship between mice and cheese.
ネズミとチーズ
In various animations, manga, and plays, you can see a scene that mice like cheese.
今日はネズミとチーズの関係について話します。
However, according to a study at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, mice avoid cheese unless they are starving.
さまざまなアニメや漫画、劇などで「ネズミはチーズが好物」という場面が出てきます。
Since mice have a high metabolic rate, they prefer grain, fruits, and sweets that contain a lot of sugar.
しかし、イギリスのマンチェスター・メトロポリタン大学の研究によると、ネズミはよほどの空腹状態でないかぎり、チーズは積極的に避けるようです。
Also, it is thought that mice dislike food that have a strong fermentation odor like cheese because of their keen olfactory sense.
ネズミは新陳代謝が活発なため、糖分の多い穀物や果物、甘い菓子などを好みます。
Although there are several theories as the reason why we think that mice like cheese, there is no widely accepted one.
そして、もともとネズミは嗅覚が発達しているので、強い発酵臭を放つチーズは苦手だと考えられています。
