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‘Kittycam’ study finds cats are virtual killing machines
Yahoo! News ^ | August 07, 2012 | Eric Pfeiffer,

Posted on 08/07/2012 8:19:10 PM PDT by george76

Cast aside all fantasies of your house cat frolicking through flower-filled fields in the afternoon sun. When kitty scratches at the door begging to go outside, it's the killing hour.

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cats ate about 30 percent of their kills, brought home another 25 percent and left 49 percent of their prey to simply decay.

So what are cats killing?

Lizards, snakes and frogs (41 percent); chipmunks and vols (25 percent); insects and worms (20 percent) and, of course, birds (12 percent).

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Humor; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: captainobvious; cats; kittycam; kittyping
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1 posted on 08/07/2012 8:19:15 PM PDT by george76
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This is news?


2 posted on 08/07/2012 8:20:43 PM PDT by doc1019 (Romney will NEVER get my vote.)
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My inside cat is always looking at the bird feeder licking his chops.


3 posted on 08/07/2012 8:23:19 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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4 posted on 08/07/2012 8:25:13 PM PDT by jakerobins
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I believe mice are underrepresented in this poll of “likely victims”.


5 posted on 08/07/2012 8:26:13 PM PDT by One Name
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To: Jonty30

If it moves, a cat will attack it, if it taste good, a cat will eat it. Primal instincts in practice.


6 posted on 08/07/2012 8:26:33 PM PDT by doc1019 (Romney will NEVER get my vote.)
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Put one of those cams on a Jack Russell Terrier and I'll show you a killin machine. And they take big game

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You ain't seen nuthin till you watch an experienced JRT pluck moles out of the ground like pulling up daisies.
7 posted on 08/07/2012 8:27:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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Breaking News!!!

Water is WET!


8 posted on 08/07/2012 8:30:23 PM PDT by Freakazoid (God is sovereign)
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Our cat used to insist on being outside all night. She would deposit parts of her victims nearby before she came in for breakfast. She was a great hunter.

Whe was always very friendly and very cute inside, but having watched her alter ego enough, I always used to tell her how glad I was that I was so much bigger than her........

9 posted on 08/07/2012 8:30:29 PM PDT by Lakeshark (I don't care for Mitt; the alternative is unthinkable)
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To: george76

Any frogs my cats catch they eat entirely.

Same thing with mice and bugs. Moles, rarely eat. Must taste weird. No birds for the blind cats and the other one isn’t interested in hunting. They did clean the property from being over run with rats and mice. Did a good job.


10 posted on 08/07/2012 8:31:55 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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I’m not sure what they were using for metrics, but I read an article once that said the most efficient predator in the entire animal kingdom was a mother cat, with kittens to feed.


11 posted on 08/07/2012 8:34:37 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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I’m not sure what they were using for metrics, but I read an article once that said the most efficient predator in the entire animal kingdom was a mother cat, with kittens to feed.


12 posted on 08/07/2012 8:34:50 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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Groundhogs are nasty when cornered.

But that looks like a youngster.

Still I give the dog credit for taking one. They are not that easy to surprise.


13 posted on 08/07/2012 8:36:51 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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My cats used to kill everything that moved, but now they like to sit in the shade with the squirrels. They think everything in the yard is a fellow pet.


14 posted on 08/07/2012 8:37:37 PM PDT by pallis
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Jack Russells and Rat Terriers give cats a good run for the money on killing game.


15 posted on 08/07/2012 8:39:57 PM PDT by packrat35 (Admit it! We are almost ready to be called a police state!)
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To: george76

Duh! What’s next? Government funding for “Birdcams” to see if they fly?


16 posted on 08/07/2012 8:42:29 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Democrats are dangerous and evil. Republicans are useless and useful idiots.)
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We had a dragonfly swarm recently. My cats had a field day. My male cat actually killed and ate a hummingbird once. I couldn’t believe it. Feeder was in the wrong place. I’ll never give up cats. They serve their purpose making out home mouse free. Haven’t had any chipmunk holes in my lawn in years either. >:)


17 posted on 08/07/2012 8:48:21 PM PDT by TheRhinelander
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As an added benefit, cats will keep your lawn free of moles. Love cats. Limited maintenance maximum love and will keep your household free of rodents ... what is not to love.


18 posted on 08/07/2012 8:56:34 PM PDT by doc1019 (Romney will NEVER get my vote.)
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To: george76; Lady Jag; Slings and Arrows

19 posted on 08/07/2012 8:58:53 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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~ Yep ~

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20 posted on 08/07/2012 9:07:06 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Ambition Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse")
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