Mice don't like cheese

To date, Tom and Jerry is my favorite cartoon. Jerry always manages to sneak away with the cheese. Anyhow, here is an interesting find : Mice, contrary to popular belief and cartoons like Tom and Jerry, don't actually like cheese. But they do like cheese cake (kidding)

A study made by the Manchester Metropolitan University has found that mice really don't like cheese, debunking the myth that was popularized in the cartoon show "Tom and Jerry."

Dr. David Holmes of the university said studies found that mice prefer foods with lots of sugar like chocolates and cheese does not fit that.

He said, "Mice respond to the smell, texture and taste of food. Cheese is something that would not be available to them in their natural environment and so not something they would respond to."

According to their findings, a mouse diet is usually made up of grains and fruit that were both high in sugar. The study were part of a wider findings into what foods attract and repel animals.

They say a real mouse would turn its nose up at something as strong in smell and rich in taste as cheese.