Today is being an unusual day.
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
Yet ...
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
Stoat (a type of large Weasel)
Being a cat, he would naturally go for the greater of two Weasels.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Stoat (a type of large Weasel)
Being a cat, he would naturally go for the greater of two Weasels.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Boom tish!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Welcome to the club. I have 4 cats (2 males, 2 females) and 2 dogs. All cats come and go from the house as they please. both my male cats kill on a regular basis: squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, gophers, rats, mice, birds, snakes. They bring body parts into the kitchen, and lay them on the floor as gifts for my family. my female cats rarely go outside and hunt. it is what it is. :java:
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
We had a Scottish Terrier that used to catch and kill mice then proudly bring them to show us. No stoats here but I bet some of the Norwegian wharf rats are big as stoats. We'll be getting another Scottish Terrier as soon as we get over the loss of our long time pet a "Westie".
Terrier lovers, Unite!
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We had a Scottish Terrier that used to catch and kill mice then proudly bring them to show us. No stoats here but I bet some of the Norwegian wharf rats are big as stoats. We'll be getting another Scottish Terrier as soon as we get over the loss of our long time pet a "Westie".
Terrier lovers, Unite!
I'm sorry to hear that - they leave such a big hole in a home, don't they? :rose:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Coincidentally, I just read this on the BBC website: [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210707-the-evolutionary-reasons-for-our-pets-most-annoying-habits\](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210707-the-evolutionary-reasons-for-our-pets-most-annoying-habits)
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
used to have a problem with ground squirrels around my house. Son got an Aussie Cattle dog a few years ago. Haven't seen a ground squirrel or rabbit or pretty much anything that goes about on the ground for the last few years. Thankfully he does not bring them in as gifts. Herself would probably have histrionics if that happened.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Stoat (a type of large Weasel)
Being a cat, he would naturally go for the greater of two Weasels.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Q. What is the difference between a Stoat and a Weasel? A. They look stoatally different from each other so are weaselly distinguished. Sorry - not original. I first heard it before England won the World Cup (never mind the local derby that is in progress).
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Among the other oddities is the cat - one dead mouse, one live mouse (those are fun, have you ever seen how fast the little buggers can move?) and his first Stoat. Yes, the cat has branched out from prey to predators: one freshly killed, still warm Stoat (a type of large Weasel, normally eats rodents, birds, eggs, and rabbits) I didn't even know we had them round here ... well, I guess we won't if he's got a taste for them. :sigh: Thankfully, they aren't an endangered species!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Please ship cat to me - moles are tunnelling my yard. Moles must die.
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Please ship cat to me - moles are tunnelling my yard. Moles must die.
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Oh, he catches those - normally alive - and brings 'em in. I try to get them separated and release them a good distance away but that doesn't always work ... They do however make weird noises, moles. A bit like a very angry kettle with a whistle built in. But shipping cats doesn't really work: I think Schrödinger put the whole species off the idea.
pTerry wrote:
Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Oh, he catches those - normally alive - and brings 'em in. I try to get them separated and release them a good distance away but that doesn't always work ... They do however make weird noises, moles. A bit like a very angry kettle with a whistle built in. But shipping cats doesn't really work: I think Schrödinger put the whole species off the idea.
pTerry wrote:
Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Okay, I was pissed at the moles trashing my lawn and left my self wide open - salute! :laugh:
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
