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.
This funny facial expression has been given the almost as funny name of flehmen (pronounced flay-men) â a German word meaning to curl the upper lip. For a video of the behavior see http://lovemeow.com/2009/10/funny-cat-face-flehmen-response/. Cats arenât the only animals to do this.