This video may give you goose bumps – the weird and wonderful science behind them.
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IMAGES/VIDEO
Sheet music: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130465591@N06/16562912862/
Cat: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Abby_playing_in_basket.jpg
Dog: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gopal1035/3155927888/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dog_Body_Language-_Aggressive_Stalking.JPG
Squirrel: https://www.flickr.com/photos/littlebiglens/16181696768/
Cat from book: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dog_Body_Language-_Aggressive_Stalking.JPG
Echidna video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmeans/6963624226/in/photolist-bBmoSE-7A7zV2-dQyAQR-E94cb3-7AboRG-7zWJyY-azBGaz-k8wPwd-AMzAwS-CA2UzV-5C7VAL-5m5B3s-7xXD41-9b9MEt-5VTpQt-77t9z1-9iossD-qRDkP9-qvw3Pb-pR5dTU-qj95M8
Echidna face: https://www.flickr.com/photos/midgley/6411084389/
Quills: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94915717@N00/334755117/
Physics Girl's arm: https://pixabay.com/en/goosebumps-cold-arm-885563/
