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Ted Davis - 22 Feb 2005 01:28 GMT

I had occasion to take a few pictures of some of my cats dealing with
a mouse this evening - I put three of them in a short essay:
<http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/2005/mouse_hunting_1.html>.

The pictures are not all that good (by my standards): long range, low
light (slow shutter speed), failing light. They'll do though.

One picture caught Mudpie in mid pounce.

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jacquie0 - 22 Feb 2005 04:54 GMT

> I had occasion to take a few pictures of some of my cats dealing with
> a mouse this evening - I put three of them in a short essay:
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>
> One picture caught Mudpie in mid pounce.

I am sure that it is safe to say that the poor mouse didn't have a
chance. Nice looking cats Ted.

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Ted Davis - 22 Feb 2005 14:50 GMT

>> I had occasion to take a few pictures of some of my cats dealing with
>> a mouse this evening - I put three of them in a short essay:
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>I am sure that it is safe to say that the poor mouse didn't have a
>chance. Nice looking cats Ted.

I don't know - that was a determined mouse and the cats weren't
hungry.

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Gary Stone - 22 Feb 2005 15:33 GMT

Good looking cats, the gray (if they are gray) and white ones have the
markings of one of mine. Do they work together to get a kill?

Stone

>I had occasion to take a few pictures of some of my cats dealing with
> a mouse this evening - I put three of them in a short essay:
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>
> One picture caught Mudpie in mid pounce.

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Ted Davis - 23 Feb 2005 01:55 GMT

>Good looking cats, the gray (if they are gray) and white ones have the
>markings of one of mine. Do they work together to get a kill?

Dandy is red tabby, Tigger is (nominally) brown tabby, Avery and
Mudpie are black and white, though Mudpie passes for black. The feral
is black and white. I don't think I have a good picture of Avery as
an adult, but
<http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/avery.1.600x400.jpg> is a
kitten picture that shows his head markings well, but the side
markings not well at all.

I've seen Avery and Mudpie (brothers), and Dandy and Maryweather
(brother/sister) actually work together, and several cases where an
older cat works closely with a kitten in training. Otherwise, several
may hunt the same mouse, but there seems to be little or no actual
cooperation.

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Gary Stone - 23 Feb 2005 04:05 GMT

"> Dandy is red tabby, Tigger is (nominally) brown tabby, Avery and

> Mudpie are black and white, though Mudpie passes for black. The feral
> is black and white. I don't think I have a good picture of Avery as
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> may hunt the same mouse, but there seems to be little or no actual
> cooperation.

You can see the one I'm talking about at
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos Emily.

My two will work together and even call me out to go hunting, guess they
realize that I kick up prey.

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Ted Davis - 23 Feb 2005 15:29 GMT

>"> Dandy is red tabby, Tigger is (nominally) brown tabby, Avery and
>> Mudpie are black and white, though Mudpie passes for black. The feral
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>You can see the one I'm talking about at
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos Emily.

She appears to be dark gray and white - I don't have any like that,
except that Fluffy is more sark gray and white at the front and more
black and white at the back - still nothing like Emily.

>My two will work together and even call me out to go hunting, guess they
>realize that I kick up prey.

Bigger feet make more noise, and even shake the ground.

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Gary Stone - 23 Feb 2005 20:48 GMT

Yeah, I might have been thinking of another photo. Brain fart!!!!!

Stone

>>"> Dandy is red tabby, Tigger is (nominally) brown tabby, Avery and
>>> Mudpie are black and white, though Mudpie passes for black. The feral
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