How Calvin Klein's Obsession Is Helping Big Cat Conservation

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 7, 2015 @12:15AM from the can-you-smell-that? dept.

StartsWithABang writes: It's no secret that cats of all sizes rub their mouths and faces on many surfaces they come in contact with, both to deposit and pick up scents. But a combination of ingredients in an unusual source — Calvin Klein's Obsession for men — seems to be irresistible to tigers, cheetahs, jaguars and more. The civetone and vanilla, in particular, not only drive captive animals wild, but have been used with great effectiveness in taking a census of and tracking jaguars in protected forests.

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Sadly... by rmdingler · 2015-09-07 00:25 · Score: 4, Insightful

There is no chance this will be abused by those human hunters interested in bagging a large cat.

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Sex Panther! by mark_reh · 2015-09-07 00:40 · Score: 4, Insightful

"60% of the time it works every time!"
Misread as "How Calvin's Obsession Is Helping..." by havana9 · 2015-09-07 01:28 · Score: 4, Insightful

And thought: "of course Calvin is helping the conservation of big cats, especially if we're talking of a tiger named Hobbes"