Re:[tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys
I have been the proud owner of many killer kittys. I hated when they brought me baby bunnies or hummingbirds; I didn't mind the rats--one cat brought home not just the rat but the entire oversized trap the critter was squashed in. In the end, the predators, however, all become prey. Every single one of them simply failed to come home one morning. A couple only lasted a few months; most lasted many years but when the got old and could not outrun predators that was that. Everywhere I have lived for the past 25 years has had coyotes close by enough to be regularly spotted by neighbors or even myself on rare occasions. So when neighborhood cats show up on LOST CAT posters I feel like calling the owners and reminding them about the coyotes. The predators become prey and that's how it is. Traumatized me tremendously, nevertheless, when they failed to return, and for this reason my current babies are pure house cats. Anyone want to see some baby pictures? haha Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=19598 or send a blank email to leave-19598-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys
And then the cats and doggies come home to kisses and licking of owners' faces ugh ha! G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Claudia Stanny csta...@uwf.edu wrote: I can vouch for the cat philandering. My old cat was quite the cat about town and I could frequently find him lounging in the driveway of a house on the next block (with their two big German shepherds, no less!). All the neighbors knew him. I suspected him of dining out at the home of a man several blocks away (who also did a French cooking show on local TV and wrote a food column for the newspaper). I spotted him sauntering out of that driveway a few times on my way home from work! BTW that cat specialized in squirrels. A study in England many years ago (featured in an old Nova program, I think) asked cat owners to document the gifts their cats brought home to them (which the researchers collected regularly in little baggies). The haul was impressive, both in number and variety. Cats are predators. What a surprise. Now, when will we have the doggie cams that show Fido rolling in something unmentionable and smelly, upending trash cans, chasing cars, kitties, and little children? :-) I did get a kick about the risky behavior. How pervasive are these gender differences? :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94bn=Tl=tipso=19565 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19565-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=19566 or send a blank email to leave-19566-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys
Yes, what a surprise that cats are predators! They are not the only predators out there of course, especially in the wilds of NH (where Mitt Romney shops for hardware stuff Yikes!). I lost two cats the past few years, and the thought of seeing, up close on cam, the open jaws of a larger predator gives me the creeps. I wonder if they would have spit out the cam? But the technique is a clever way to collect real data. The results may be useful to those people who are considering getting a cat or letting it out at night. == John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 == - Original Message - From: Claudia Stanny csta...@uwf.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:47:01 AM Subject: Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys I can vouch for the cat philandering. My old cat was quite the cat about town and I could frequently find him lounging in the driveway of a house on the next block (with their two big German shepherds, no less!). All the neighbors knew him. I suspected him of dining out at the home of a man several blocks away (who also did a French cooking show on local TV and wrote a food column for the newspaper). I spotted him sauntering out of that driveway a few times on my way home from work! BTW that cat specialized in squirrels. A study in England many years ago (featured in an old Nova program, I think) asked cat owners to document the gifts their cats brought home to them (which the researchers collected regularly in little baggies). The haul was impressive, both in number and variety. Cats are predators. What a surprise. Now, when will we have the doggie cams that show Fido rolling in something unmentionable and smelly, upending trash cans, chasing cars, kitties, and little children? :-) I did get a kick about the risky behavior. How pervasive are these gender differences? :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454n=Tl=tipso=19565 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19565-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=19567 or send a blank email to leave-19567-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys
I would be happy if my cat reduced the sneaky pear-theiving squirrel population in my yard, but then I don't let her outdoors. Three chihuahuas don't do it either, although they might deafen a few critters. Going to get myself a slinghshot. Carol On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:24 AM, MiguelRoig miguelr...@comcast.net wrote: Wow ... From: http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/predation.pdf Exact numbers are unknown, but scientists estimate that nationwide, cats kill hundreds of millions of birds, and more than a billion small mammals, such as rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks, each year. Cats kill common species such as Cardinal, Blue Jay, and House Wren, as well as rare and endangered species such as Piping Plover, Florida Scrub-Jay, and California Least Tern. Miguel -- *From: *John Kulig ku...@mail.plymouth.edu *To: *Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu *Sent: *Wednesday, August 8, 2012 11:20:03 AM *Subject: *Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys Yes, what a surprise that cats are predators! They are not the only predators out there of course, especially in the wilds of NH (where Mitt Romney shops for hardware stuff Yikes!). I lost two cats the past few years, and the thought of seeing, up close on cam, the open jaws of a larger predator gives me the creeps. I wonder if they would have spit out the cam? But the technique is a clever way to collect real data. The results may be useful to those people who are considering getting a cat or letting it out at night. == John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 == -- *From: *Claudia Stanny csta...@uwf.edu *To: *Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu *Sent: *Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:47:01 AM *Subject: *Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys I can vouch for the cat philandering. My old cat was quite the cat about town and I could frequently find him lounging in the driveway of a house on the next block (with their two big German shepherds, no less!). All the neighbors knew him. I suspected him of dining out at the home of a man several blocks away (who also did a French cooking show on local TV and wrote a food column for the newspaper). I spotted him sauntering out of that driveway a few times on my way home from work! BTW that cat specialized in squirrels. A study in England many years ago (featured in an old Nova program, I think) asked cat owners to document the gifts their cats brought home to them (which the researchers collected regularly in little baggies). The haul was impressive, both in number and variety. Cats are predators. What a surprise. Now, when will we have the doggie cams that show Fido rolling in something unmentionable and smelly, upending trash cans, chasing cars, kitties, and little children? :-) I did get a kick about the risky behavior. How pervasive are these gender differences? :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454n=Tl=tipso=19565 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19565-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: miguelr...@comcast.net. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629n=Tl=tipso=19567 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19567-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a021623341n=Tl=tipso=19568 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19568-177920.a45340211ac7929163a021623...@fsulist.frostburg.edu -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=19570 or send a blank email to leave-19570-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Dark Life of Killer Kittys
I too was amazed at the havoc that domestic kitties can do as they hunt for fun and stimulation... I used to use the article mentioned (Chrucher Lawton) as a research design analysis exercise in my Experimental Psychology class... Its an interesting and easy to understand study for students to evaluation... Here is the reference: Churcher, P. B. , Lawton, J. H. (1987). Predation by domestic cats in an English village. Journal of Zoology, 212, 439-455. enjoy, rene Dr. Rene Verry Learning Research Specialist Experimental Psychologist ACT/SAT/GRE Site Supervisor Office of Student Success Staley Library Room 14D Millikin University 1184 W Main Decatur, IL 62522 217-424-6398 rve...@millikin.edu To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour. William Blake Claudia Stanny csta...@uwf.edu 8/8/2012 9:47 AM I can vouch for the cat philandering. My old cat was quite the cat about town and I could frequently find him lounging in the driveway of a house on the next block (with their two big German shepherds, no less!). All the neighbors knew him. I suspected him of dining out at the home of a man several blocks away (who also did a French cooking show on local TV and wrote a food column for the newspaper). I spotted him sauntering out of that driveway a few times on my way home from work! BTW that cat specialized in squirrels. A study in England many years ago (featured in an old Nova program, I think) asked cat owners to document the gifts their cats brought home to them (which the researchers collected regularly in little baggies). The haul was impressive, both in number and variety. Cats are predators. What a surprise. Now, when will we have the doggie cams that show Fido rolling in something unmentionable and smelly, upending trash cans, chasing cars, kitties, and little children? :-) I did get a kick about the risky behavior. How pervasive are these gender differences? :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: rve...@mail.millikin.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13488.a5a0902ee31d6265b026c53ea428d284n=Tl=tipso=19565 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-19565-13488.a5a0902ee31d6265b026c53ea428d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=19572 or send a blank email to leave-19572-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
