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There are multiple articles stating that Obsession perfume by Calvin Klein is a strong attractant for big cats (jaguars, leopards, tigers, et al) in Costa Rica, Guatemala, India and the Brooklyn Zoo.

https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=costa+rica+animals+deterred+by+obsession+calvin+klein

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[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Big cats aren't herbivores...

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The perfume thing is a reference to big cats, a la the link.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The link is a Google search who's first summarized result is someone pointing out the same thing.

The big cats are attracted to the perfume not stopped by it. Maybe the meme could mean the cologne could be stopping the carnivores from entering the field and sending them somewhere else?

This is a bad meme.

[–] MBM 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You noticed two weird things, maybe it's because they cancel out? Herbivores want to go to the beautiful Costa Rican field but they're full of big cats.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

So the field is wearing cologne? (I had the same thought but the meme does NOT make that clear. Actually the meme itself doesn't mention big cats at all.)

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Big cats like pretty much any cologne

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was not sure if cougers would be attracted or not, since there are ads promoting such things.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plenty cougars don't you fret

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Just spritz a little bit of the old Sex Panther and you're good to go

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Explains why cougars flock to me at Applebee’s Dollarita night.