She persistently provokes her cat. I believe the cat was a stray cat that she adopted. The cat grows weary of having snow kicked into his face. I think she did it because the cat was bothering her dog. The … Continue reading →
This is Mumbai, India where they have a compact nature reserve very near or inside the city. There are leopards inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. I am guessing but it seems likely that the leopard in the video wandered … Continue reading →
The cat must have perceived a territorial threat and made a pre-emptive attack on both the dog and the owner simultaneously. The cat might have been a female defending kittens. It is extraordinary. The dog owner falls to the ground … Continue reading →
Will a domestic cat attack an intruder who threatens the owner? The answer depends upon the character (and perhaps gender) of the cat and the depth and type of the relationship between cat and human. There may be more instances … Continue reading →
This story comes from Turkey. It is extraordinary, it has to be said. A shop assistant at an electronics store, a mild mannered man in appearance whose name is Ahmet Dilaver, was jailed for allegedly provoking a community cat to … Continue reading →
There is an extraordinary story in the online newspapers this morning about a trail runner killing a mountain lion with his bare hands. In other words he strangled the cat. It is the first time that I have heard of … Continue reading →
Three Buddhist monks were meditating under a tree in a forest about 510 miles west of the state capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai, within a protected reserve for leopards and tigers and where four other fatal attacks have occurred in recent … Continue reading →
The best way for a cat to react to hostility and real danger from a dog is to attack and not run. Running triggers the dog’s hunting instincts. In addition the cat will employ the usual maximum size strategy: arched back, stiff legs, erect fur and broadside stance.
Continue reading →This is the bizarre story of a maintenance contractor suing an apartment owner because he claims he was attacked by a bobcat inside the apartment when he was actually scratched by a fluffy domestic cat and even that appears to be his fault.
Continue reading →A Savannah cat, possible a relatively high filial and therefore slightly more wild, surreptitiously entered a neighbor’s home and attacked one of the home owner’s cats, a calico. The cat was seized by animal control because this breed is and wild cat hybrid and illegal in Rhode Island, USA. A bad outcome for all concerned and it could have been avoided.
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