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What do you guys think is the possible explaination for this phenomena?
Studies have shown that since the 1950s or 1960s numerous dogs have
leaped from the bridge at the rate of about one dog a month. Dogs that
leap over the bridge parapet fall 50 feet (15 m) onto the waterfalls
below. Some dogs that survived this drop, and were then taken back to
the bridge, have also jumped again. The only linking factors for this
unexplained event is that dogs mostly jump from the same side of the
bridge, in clear weather, and they are breeds with long snouts.[5]
As the unexplained phenomenon received international media attention, the Scottish SPCA
sent an animal habitat expert to investigate the causes as to why dogs
kill themselves at Overtoun Bridge. Initially Dr David Sands examined
sight, smell and sound factors. After eliminating what a dog could
potentially see and hear on the bridge, he eventually focused on scent
following the discovery of mice and mink in undergrowth on the side of
the bridge from which dogs often leaped. In a test, the odours from
these animals were spread around an open field. Ten dogs were unleashed -
representing the commonest breeds that jumped off the bridge. Of the
dogs tested, only two showed no interest in any of the scents while
nearly all the others made straight for the mink scent. Sands concluded
that, although it was not a definitive answer, the potent odour from
male mink urine was luring keen-nosed dogs to their deaths.[5]
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