Can flapping fish really attract sharks?
You’ve always been a friend to animals. Ever since you can remember, you’ve brought home injured squirrels and bird nestlings to nurse. You have what is commonly referred to as the maternal instinct. Mothers have long demonstrated the maternal instinct, that undeniable urge to care for their offspring. Science has just recently determined that it has a biological basis. A 2008 study of mothers who were shown video footage of children crying and smiling reacted differently than when video of their own child crying or smiling was displayed. In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, neurons in the mothers’ brains lit up when they saw their child, especially in the case of seeing their child cry [source:
