Dog scientists (yes, I know you've never heard of them but they're out there helping the world) will tell you that what Oliver is doing is practicing Rabbit Hypnosis - an evolved skill that goes back all the way to pre-history. The prowling wolf would see rabbit ears poking above the pampas grass and concentrate its entire energy on that spot until somehow - nobody quite knows how - the rabbit would freeze in place, becoming an easy victim. Many high school teachers practice something similar - sometimes accompanied by a pointing finger quivering like a tuning fork. My OWN schoolmasters were not this skilled - and would simply hurl the blackboard erase at one's head.
Dog scientists (yes, I know you've never heard of them but they're out there helping the world) will tell you that what Oliver is doing is practicing Rabbit Hypnosis - an evolved skill that goes back all the way to pre-history. The prowling wolf would see rabbit ears poking above the pampas grass and concentrate its entire energy on that spot until somehow - nobody quite knows how - the rabbit would freeze in place, becoming an easy victim. Many high school teachers practice something similar - sometimes accompanied by a pointing finger quivering like a tuning fork. My OWN schoolmasters were not this skilled - and would simply hurl the blackboard erase at one's head.
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