The bird predator myth

natural predators, and, yes, they do eat birds. But nature lovers have unfairly exaggerated the role that cats play in decimating bird popu...

Chattering teeth

natural predator, is in a place where he spots a potential prey , but he can’t get to it, so his teeth chatter. You may have observed thi...

Don’t play with your food!

food served to them—or more precisely, try to kill it before eating it. The predaceous instincts are so strong that even a very young kit...

Will they eat bugs?

Indeed they will. The human eye (and mind) draws a distinction between “higher animals” (mammals, birds, reptiles) and “just bugs,” but cats...

Eating what you kill

hunters : a good hunter eats what he kills—which means that you don’t kill for the sheer pleasure of killing, leaving a dead beast to lie a...

Hunting: nature or nurture?

mother cat living in the wild or on a farm will catch rodents or birds and, of course, bring them home to the kittens . But they won’t ea...

Attack!

natural cover (such as plants) for concealment. The closer to the prey, the slower the cat advances. When lying in wait, only the tip of ...