Vicks VapoRub keeps Meerkats from fighting
Posted on July 27th, 2007 by The Big Fez
The staff at Paultons Park near Romsey, Hampshire, were concerned that their two existing meerkats would fight with three new arrivals.They realised a decongestant rub, normally used to ease cold symptoms, could mask the African animals’ scent.In the wild, meerkats normally attack newcomers to a group.
The five animals at Paultons Park have had the strong smelling rub applied to their noses to hide their scent long enough for them to get used to each other without any arguments.
Somehow, this just doesn’t seem right.
According to CSI Vick’s is also good if you are working on stinking corpses. Place some on your upper lip and the scent all you will smell VIck’s and not rotting human remains.