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bonbon - 19 Sep 2004 20:36 GMT

How late at night sometimes, way off in the distance you hear two cats
fixing to "go at it" and it goes something like.......

"yeooooooooowI'mgonnakickyouraaaaaaaaasss"

"nooooooooooI'mgonnakickyoursfiiiiiiirrrrrrrrsssst"

"nooooooooowI'mreeeallygonnakickyouraaaasss"

It seems a little odd to me considering cats seem to be masters at the
"make myself invisible/surprise attack" technique when it comes to the
hunt for lizards, mice, feather toys, etc. My guess is that neither
cat really wants to rumble all that much, but they each have an image
to uphold. What are your thoughts?

-bonbon

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O J - 19 Sep 2004 22:55 GMT

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>It seems a little odd to me considering cats seem to be masters at the
>"make myself invisible/surprise attack" technique when it comes to the
>hunt for lizards, mice, feather toys, etc. My guess is that neither
>cat really wants to rumble all that much, but they each have an image
>to uphold. What are your thoughts?

I agree. There are many species in which display behaviors are used
to avoid all but the absolutely necessary fights. An animal needs it
resources for food-gathering, not combat.

Aarrrgggh!
O J (Still celebrating Int. Talk Like A Pirate Day)

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bonbon - 20 Sep 2004 00:53 GMT

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>>It seems a little odd to me considering cats seem to be masters at the
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>to avoid all but the absolutely necessary fights. An animal needs it
>resources for food-gathering, not combat.

I'll buy that O J. However, on my street, the food gathering is
pretty easy if the cats just come on over to my garage (always leave
one of the big doors wedged open enough for a kitty to enter) where
there's always food and fresh water out. So I suppose that only
leaves (blush) love making for them to argue about, and I've just been
hearing it all wrong.

"MeooooooowI'msportingabiggerpackagethanyoooouuuuuw"

"NeooooooowI'msuremine'sbiggeeeeerrrrrrrr"

"Meoooooooow"dbetterkickyourasstheeeeeeennnnn"

-bonbon

>Aarrrgggh!
>O J (Still celebrating Int. Talk Like A Pirate Day)

Wasn't even aware there was one, but sounds like a blast !

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Marina - 20 Sep 2004 04:02 GMT

> "MeooooooowI'msportingabiggerpackagethanyoooouuuuuw"
>
> "NeooooooowI'msuremine'sbiggeeeeerrrrrrrr"
>
> "Meoooooooow"dbetterkickyourasstheeeeeeennnnn"

ROFL!

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Singh - 20 Sep 2004 15:38 GMT

> "MeooooooowI'msportingabiggerpackagethanyoooouuuuuw"
>
> "NeooooooowI'msuremine'sbiggeeeeerrrrrrrr"
>
> "Meoooooooow"dbetterkickyourasstheeeeeeennnnn"

I can see this. They're like a bunch of guys at a sports bar getting into an
argument over The Big Game. Men seem to so identify with their sports heroes
that winning is the equivalent of carrying about that package.

This frequently happens in Buffalo if any poor jackass walks in wearing a
Miami Dolphins shirt. You should hear the caterwauling then.

Blessed be,
Baha

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CATherine - 20 Sep 2004 00:40 GMT

>How late at night sometimes, way off in the distance you hear two cats
>fixing to "go at it" and it goes something like.......
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> -bonbon

Cats caterwauling is like a good rousing game of poker; mostly bluff
and nerves of steel. but if one loses his nerve and slinks off, the
remaining cats attack and take over his territory. And like the pot in
a poker game, the winner gets more "mana".

--
CATherine

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bonbon - 20 Sep 2004 03:50 GMT

>Cats caterwauling is like a good rousing game of poker; mostly bluff
>and nerves of steel.

With toms, it certainly is an impressive display, that I know I
wouldn't want to have to jump in the middle of, bluffing or not.

-bonbon

>but if one loses his nerve and slinks off, the
>remaining cats attack and take over his territory. And like the pot in
>a poker game, the winner gets more "mana".

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Marina - 20 Sep 2004 04:00 GMT

> How late at night sometimes, way off in the distance you hear two cats
> fixing to "go at it" and it goes something like.......
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> cat really wants to rumble all that much, but they each have an image
> to uphold. What are your thoughts?

LOL! I definitely think it's all talk. They'd rather posturise than
actually fight.

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LOL - 20 Sep 2004 07:30 GMT

> How late at night sometimes, way off in the distance you hear two cats
> fixing to "go at it" and it goes something like.......
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> -bonbon

Heh. I think you're right; my beloved RB Mike was *given* to me as a
3-week-old kitten, so there was a lot he never learned from his
mother. This led to some behavioral oddities, one of which was that
he never learned to do the posture-and-yowl thing, and he never met
another cat he didn't try to kill. He'd only shriek and howl at
another cat if he was inside and it was outside, and he couldn't get
to it. If he squared off with another cat out in the neighborhood,
the other cat would always start arching and hissing and growling and
would always look *very surprised* when Mike didn't bother with any of
that and charged ahead in full attack mode.

------
Krista

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Takayuki - 20 Sep 2004 08:00 GMT

>If he squared off with another cat out in the neighborhood,
>the other cat would always start arching and hissing and growling and
>would always look *very surprised* when Mike didn't bother with any of
>that and charged ahead in full attack mode.

How interesting. Maybe that means that he considered other cats to be
prey - cats don't hiss at whatever they're hunting. If he was an
outdoor cat, you might find cats left on your doorstep like a mouse or
a bird.

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Singer709 - 20 Sep 2004 08:06 GMT

> How late at night sometimes, way off in the distance you hear two cats
> fixing to "go at it" and it goes something like.......
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> -bonbon

Yes! I do think they are saying that, in cat language. And it's
territorial. But if nobody backs down, they will fight, and sometimes
really scratch or bite the opponent deeply. So it's not bluff, it's a
preventive measure to minimize actual fights.

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