Author: Rachael Funnell

Blue cod in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds were squeamish during a recent research project in which scientists used lasers to research the species (Parapercs (charcoal) in the region. Reviewing the footage, the team discovers that the blue cod is doing a strange cat-like thing – they start chasing the lasers.”When trying to count and measure the blue cod, we saw that they were chasing our lasers, just like cats do!” National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) marine ecology technician Charlotte Bodie said in a statement emailed to IFLScience. “I’ve seen a lot of underwater footage in my…