> On 14 Feb 2018, at 17:15, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > > Hans Åberg <haber...@telia.com> writes: > >>> On 14 Feb 2018, at 15:23, Karlin High <karlinh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> http://www.laweekly.com/news/instead-of-being-put-down-these-feral-cats-are-being-put-to-work-8963106 >>> >>> <quote> >>> >>> Cats are a natural rodent deterrent, even if they're not actively >>> hunting. Mice can smell urinary proteins secreted by cats, snakes >>> and other predators. According to a 2010 study at the Scripps >>> Research Institute, mice don't recognize predators because of >>> experiences with them but because they have evolved to do so. The >>> mere scent of the urinary proteins found in cats triggers a fear >>> response in mice. >>> >>> "It's not like they're even going after the rodents," Sathe says of >>> the cats. "They're kind of like a sonic force." >>> >>> <end quote> >> >> They don't hunt much if properly fed, just some for sport. > > There is no such thing as a "properly fed" cat. Not if you ask the cat.
If you want them to hunt less, give them more food. > There is also quite a difference in approach: the male cat really starts > getting more enthusiastic once its prey is dead and playing football > with the corpse for hours until eating it is no longer a viable option. > The female one plays until its prey is dead, then gulfs it down. All of > it. Except possibly the stomach. Ugh. Try to give them herring, cut in slices. > So one can't really generalize regarding the sports approach. This is for house cats. It may be different for farmer cats. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user