A Michael Broad Blog
The short video shows the amazing desire in domestic cats to capture prey. It is utterly instinctive even if impractical! There is no chance he’ll succeed but that does not stop him trying and trying. Great attitude. I love the video which is a converted animated GIF.
You have heard the message of Cat Wars, a new book by the ornithologist Peter Marra writing in conjunction with Chris Santella. Dr Marra is the director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre in Washington. He said: “There has never been a book like this that really brought together this science in a way …
Every so often we see a cat news story about a “kleptomaniac cat”. There is one doing the rounds at the moment. It concerns a policeman’s cat, ironically, who has been dubbed a cat burglar. Tigger “steals” everything and anything such as trash, toys and even a bag of marijuana. Other cats have stolen …
It surprises me that in 2015, in Europe, in a healthy number of member states, the hunting and shooting of outdoor, domesticated cats is permitted. It appears that the bureaucrats in Brussels have totally ignored animal welfare in their blizzard of regulations and rules. It is difficult to find hard facts on this topic …
Goalies are goalkeepers or goaltenders. In the UK footballers who guard the goal are called goalies. Take a look at the natural talent for goalkeeping by this ordinary moggie. There is sound and it can be toggled-on by clicking on the icon bottom-right of the video. This sort of skill is inherent in most …
The debate over the number of birds killed by cats has grown stronger over the past few decades, especially since the internet came into play. Information once found only in magazines or periodicals can now be read with the click of a mouse, and anyone out there with a computer can either read up …
Perhaps, the jury is out on the reason why hunting domestic cats sometimes bring half-alive prey back to their caretaker/owner’s home. If we are to find the answer in wild cat behavior, the scenario of our family home and an outdoor/indoor, wandering cat is only replicated in one instance, namely when the wild cat …
The figures are based on a collation of many studies. It is dangerous to make bold statements about the impact of roaming domestic cats on wildlife. There are many articles on the subject, a high proportion of which are frankly misleading due to bias and “estimations” and “extrapolations”. All rather pointless to be honest. …
