From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5539 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Monday, December 21 2020 Volume 14 : Number 5539 Today's Subjects: ----------------- First Month FREE on Comprehensive Home Warranty Protection. ["The CHOICE ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 06:42:59 -0500 From: "The CHOICE Warranty" Subject: First Month FREE on Comprehensive Home Warranty Protection. First Month FREE on Comprehensive Home Warranty Protection. http://offertrend.icu/e1GBV1uDDvajr0dVrjqRJ02S4Yl8ZgWMpH2yg5EMTjy1A9a9 http://offertrend.icu/hXzPwdRWmq1PeJ0fmgBxLF-XXwZ9QiGXy2UnGrVOTru1ThWq ment of cats' hunting behavior, which is commonly misunderstood and often appalls cat owners because it looks like torture, is that cats often appear to "play" with prey by releasing it after capture. This cat and mouse behavior is due to an instinctive imperative to ensure that the prey is weak enough to be killed without endangering the cat. Another poorly understood element of cat hunting behavior is the presentation of prey to human guardians. One explanation is that cats adopt humans into their social group and share excess kill with others in the group according to the dominance hierarchy, in which humans are reacted to as if they are at, or near, the top. Another explanation is that they attempt to teach their guardians to hunt or to help their human as if feeding "an elderly cat, or an inept kitten". This hypothesis is inconsistent with the fact that male cats also bring home prey, despite males having negligible involvement in raising kittens.:153 Impact on wildlife Main article: Cat predation on wildlife A black cat eating a house sparrow On islands, birds can contribute as much as 60% of a cat's diet. In nearly all cases, however, the cat cannot be identified as the sole cause for reducing the numbers of island birds, and in some instances, eradication of cats has caused a "mesopredator release" effect; where the suppression of top carnivores creates an abundance of smaller predators that cause a severe decline in their shared prey. Domestic cats are, however, known to be a contributing factor to the decline of many species, a factor that has ultima ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5539 **********************************************