1 The people were for the most part prosperous and contented, but under Verres the island experienced more misery and desolation than during the time of the first Punic or the recent servile wars.
Flehmen response in a horse. The flehmen response (/ËfleÉªmÉn/; German: [ËfleËmÉn]), also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening, is a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed and then often holds this position for several seconds.
Does your cat flehmen--sometimes make a weird sneering face? Cats lift their lips after a particularly long sniff, and hold the mouth slightly open to sniff cat pheromones. Flehmen--a German word that means lip curl--might be mistaken for an aggressive snarl but is a perfectly normal and peaceful cat behavior.