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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2016-02-10 1:27 PM, wrote:

>> I feed ferals and birds. The cats mostly ignore the birds unless
>> they are on the porch scavenging the cats' kibble. They don't do
>> that often. However there used to be chipmunks and mice around
>> the foundation, but not any more.
>
> Apparently some cats have a gene marker that makes them hunters,
> others not. They checked it out and some cats would starve while in a
> cage with mice.

It helps when they are raised by a mother that teaches them to hunt. I
have seen cats do that. We had a section of sidewalk to our front door
that has stone wall on both sides. Our cat had captured a mouse and
brought it there along with the kittens and gave them each a chance to
attack it while she stood back to prevent its escape.