Cucumbers scaring pets

Internet users play their domestic cats with a completely innocent trick, which leads to a surprisingly interesting result. It is worth putting a cat, while he eats, an ordinary cucumber, like a cat, seeing a completely harmless vegetable, runs away in a panic. Why this happens until no one understands.
Interestingly, this should be a long-fruited cucumber, and it should be put quietly so that the cat did not notice anything. When he returns and sees an unexpected object, sometimes there is a very unexpected reaction. Not so long ago, the trend became popular online and was held under the tag "Cucumbers scaring pets".
Animal behaviorist Dr. Roger Magford comments on the unexpected behavior of cats: “I think the reaction is primarily due to the surprise that an incomprehensible object appeared right behind them while they were eating. Cats are always suspicious of any innovation: a cucumber in their eyes may well seem like a snake or some other predator. I suspect that the same reaction can be to carrots, plastic fish or any object. So it's not about cucumbers as such, but in the unexpected context of their appearance.