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- From: beaver@esl370.uucp (Robert L. Beaver (Systems Admin))
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: A welcome home surprise
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 19:17:16 GMT
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- I was watching a special on cats the other day. They were discussing
- the topic of whether hunting was instinctual or not. They concluded that
- hunting was instinctual, but what to hunt was taught. (They had a cat
- who was best friends with a little white mouse while it still hunted birds).
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- They also indicated that "pet" cats play with their prey more than
- wild (ferrel) cats because they don't have as much need to hunt.
- To them it is a game, where as wild cats need to hunt to survive.
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- The show went on to say that most house cats are really kittens that
- grew up physically, but not emotionally/mentally. Thus, house cats
- play, purr, romp around more, and other cute kitten like things (and play
- with their food/prey).
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- Bob
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