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a few observations - the cat went for easy prey, ie. land based birds. The people could have started feeding that cat, and that would have probably decreased hi
by trhway 7y ago
a few observations - the cat went for easy prey, ie. land based birds. The people could have started feeding that cat, and that would have probably decreased his hunting drive. The people staking out there may have probably added to the distress of the colony of the birds who seems to not be a big fan of people. City limit of 2 cats seems to be typical bureaucrat knee jerk reaction - after all one specific cat was supposedly enough to drive the colony away, so why 2? not 1, 0, 3, 4? or why the limit at all?
- m463 7y agoCats will hunt even when well fed.
- rrauenza 7y agoOr even hunt more, because they have energy to burn for recreation. I seem to recall some study in England finding this ...
- bmer 7y agoSource?
- jakevn 7y agoBasic knowledge of cats, most likely. A high number of outdoor cats I've known would hunt animals and bring the complete flailing bodies or corpses indoors. It's just an understood part of cats, kind of like how humans will do things even though it isn't necessary for survival.
- edflsafoiewq 7y agoSearch for "prey drive".
- m463 7y ago"Turner, D. C. 2000. The domestic cat: the biology of its behaviour. Second edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom." :)